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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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, ...

Data centers will continue to evolve toward a utility model, where the importance of the services delivered by an IT infrastructure surpasses the importance of underlying software and hardware itself.

Truthfully, many of the existing utility computing deals combine a new variable cost model with traditional service and technology models. One of the things we have seen is that customers are ...

Veritas, the leading platform-independent storage software vendor, unveiled plans to enable the provisioning of both storage and servers and is using its Veritas Vision user and partner conference, ...

Utility as grid computing, virtualization, or smart clusters: This is just one example of a specific technology designed to enable the above definitions. Other technologies that will play here include ...

How does it make sense to buy computing on a utility basis? Lately there's been a lot of talk about utility computing, a model designed to deliver computing systems and services, as well as ...

Utility storage is a service model in which a provider makes storage capacity available to an individual, organization or business unit on a pay-per-use basis. The customer purchases only the services ...