Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 9 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
Utility computing; International Business Machines (IBM); On-demand computing; Grid computing; Autonomic computing; Metered service model of computing; Outsourcing in IT utilities; Microsoft dynamic systems; IBM Global Services; Tivoli software; IBM i-series; Open standards in computing; Linux; Sun Microsystems N1 data platform; HP utility data centre
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Abstract
Since the late 1990s, the IT industry witnessed the growth of a new concept - ''utility computing''. The core idea of this concept was to transform computing power and peripherals into utility like water and electricity so as to enable businesses to convert their fixed costs on IT infrastructure into variable costs. Under this concept, businesses could hire computing software and services as and when required rather than outrightly purchasing those resources. Sensing a huge opportunity, International Business Machines (IBM) came up with its own version of utility computing named ''on-demand computing'' and in late 2002, IBM announced that it had committed $10 billion for this project. This case enables the reader to understand the conceptual framework of ''utility computing'' and also highlights the competitive advantages of IBM as a forerunner in this new revolution in IT. A structured assignment ''304-242-4'' is available to accompany this case.
Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Published sources
Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
Utility computing; International Business Machines (IBM); On-demand computing; Grid computing; Autonomic computing; Metered service model of computing; Outsourcing in IT utilities; Microsoft dynamic systems; IBM Global Services; Tivoli software; IBM i-series; Open standards in computing; Linux; Sun Microsystems N1 data platform; HP utility data centre
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Since the late 1990s, the IT industry witnessed the growth of a new concept - ''utility computing''. The core idea of this concept was to transform computing power and peripherals into utility like water and electricity so as to enable businesses to convert their fixed costs on IT infrastructure into variable costs. Under this concept, businesses could hire computing software and services as and when required rather than outrightly purchasing those resources. Sensing a huge opportunity, International Business Machines (IBM) came up with its own version of utility computing named ''on-demand computing'' and in late 2002, IBM announced that it had committed $10 billion for this project. This case enables the reader to understand the conceptual framework of ''utility computing'' and also highlights the competitive advantages of IBM as a forerunner in this new revolution in IT. A structured assignment ''304-242-4'' is available to accompany this case.
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Subject category:
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Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Published sources
Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
Utility computing; International Business Machines (IBM); On-demand computing; Grid computing; Autonomic computing; Metered service model of computing; Outsourcing in IT utilities; Microsoft dynamic systems; IBM Global Services; Tivoli software; IBM i-series; Open standards in computing; Linux; Sun Microsystems N1 data platform; HP utility data centre