Hewlett-Packard next year will take a fresh approach to its utility computing initiative with a product designed to reduce the cost of running corporate computing systems. The company introduced on ...

Utility computing is defined as the technology, tools, and processes that collectively deliver, monitor, and manage IT as a service to users. Among the potential benefits of adopting a utility ...

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 ...

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, ...

But while vendors and integrators have long touted the virtues of utility computing, CIOs and end-user companies have taken a cautious approach to a full-scale IT utility. Although some have rolled ...

Tapping into computing resources on an as-needed basis has plenty of benefits for enterprises -- but success depends on maturity of foundation technologies Tapping into compute resources with a ...

Download a FREE copy of the Cutter Consortium Executive Update “Utility Computing: Perceptions and Strategies” by Jeff Kaplan. If you paid any attention to Nicholas Carr’s infamous Harvard Business ...

The greater the complexity of your computing ecosystem, the more likely you’ll derive benefits from a utility model. If enterprise storage for you really means “enterprise,” it is something you should ...

Sun Microsystems is expanding a program to sell computing horsepower in a way similar to how power companies sell electricity. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

The financial meltdown may spell bad news for some companies, but it is opening up new business opportunities for others in the IT space. Companies such as IBM, Cisco Systems and Sun Microsystems, for ...

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The combination of edge computing and 5G networks is enabling utilities to manage data more effectively and shrink decision-making and response times, while also reducing the burden on centralized ...