Despite all of its promises, until recently the concept of utility computing has gained only limited acceptance in the marketplace. There have been a variety of reasons for the slow adoption of this ...

“Utility computing” is the term most often used to describe “metered” use of computing resources, perhaps purchased from a third party. The idea behind utility computing is that you don’t need to ...

As technology suppliers ease systems management, spending for products that deal in utility computing will surge in coming years, analyst firm IDC is predicting. Spending of $1 billion in 2003 is ...

Virtualization has been around for quite some time, but it's only within the past 2 years that the technology has really started to take off and gain in popularity. Likewise, utility computing is only ...

Many of the major players have outlined utility computing strategies that are very platform-specific, how do I go about gaining the benefits in a heterogeneous data center environment? – David, Tempe, ...

Utility computing. On-demand computing. Grid computing. No matter which catchphrase you use to describe the future of technology, if you work for a strategic IT organization, you want an ...

For years, vendors and analysts have foretold a new era when computing would be sold and consumed as a commodity. Are we any closer? Paradigm shifts were easier before the bubble burst. Serious change ...

The way companies invest in and use technology is in a state of flux, according to business pundit Nicholas Carr. His 2004 book "Does IT Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive ...