Utility computing promises costs savings greater flexibility for
enterprises that want to adjust their IT infrastructure "on the
fly". Sounds too good to be true. Ovum analysts Katy Ring and Marc
Jacobson look behind the hype.
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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