Chapter 1. The Business Case for the Cloud
THE cloud is the latest trend of the Information Technology (IT) world. Many wondered if it would be a passing fad, but it is clear now that the cloud is here to stay. Advances in technology and lower-cost hardware, coupled with exciting virtual machine technologies, resulted in this new business concept of delivering computing to the masses, thereby maximizing economies of scale like never before.
The cloud has leveled the playing field between large and small organizations by making access to enterprise-class computing resources—technologies that otherwise are accessible only ...
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