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Article: Utility Computing Is a Real but Early-Stage Phenomenon, Says Yankee Group.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- October 25, 2004
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BOSTON -- Business value is not primarily derived from variable, low-cost pricing--it comes from increased flexibility
Enterprises are rightfully concerned that utility computing is only hype with little substance, because there are so few referenceable implementations. The Yankee Group report, Recent Case Studies Find Value in Utility Computing, presents four case studies on utility computing installations at a range of customers. The Yankee Group profiles an implementation of an HP solution at R.C. Willey, a home furnishings retailer; an IBM solution at NStar, a regional electric utility; a VERITAS solution at Dartmouth College; and a utility storage environment ...