Chapter 11. Virtualized Service-Centric IT Environment
An optimized data center has the ability to transform the way businesses use their IT resources. With a virtualized, flexible infrastructure and applications, companies are able to realize the benefits of utility computing. Utility computing (UC) has received much press over the last few years, often described as some future pipe dream that will never happen. The promise and hype of UC deserves attention because it has the power to change IT forever.
The promise of utility computing, grid computing, and policy-based computing includes many of the aspects provided by the N1 Grid and related technologies. The focus of the N1 Grid technology has been on reducing complexity, but the real benefit ...
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