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 ...

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 ...

Whether you prefer the term “utility computing” or “the cloud,” the industry is headed in that direction, however slowly, and the transition will have a multifaceted impact on IT in some ways ...