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How to Harness the "Cheap Computing" Revolution: Utility ComputingÂ—The Fundamental Shift in Data Center Economics

Overview This Cassatt white paper defines "utility computing" and explains how it leverages automation and server virtualization to offer a true pay-as-you-go, just-in-time model for IT service delivery. It's a must-read for CIOs and other IT strategists who are looking to implement lean IT infrastructures that can:

Automatically adapt to changing business needs
Utilize hardware and software to its optimum capacity
Dramatically cut capital and operational costs

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Cassatt	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Data Center, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, Virtualization

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