A pricing model where users are billed on computer usage seems
attractive. But does it work in practice?
The marketing machine behind IBM's "e-business on demand" campaign
has driven a huge amount of interest in the utility computing
concept. Globally, xSPs are scrambling to piece together a
strategy. This delivery and pricing model is substantially
over-hyped. More importantly, utility offerings are at the volume
end of the market and should be avoided by the premium-end
providers that are driving its very adoption.
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