New On Demand Concepts for Web Sites
The idea of on demand computing is to allow companies to pay for only the amount of computing power they use, as they would pay for electricity from the power company. IBM's strategy for “on demand” offerings is to create a computing infrastructure using servers, storage, middleware, and distributed networks that is seen by users as a flexible, integrated common resource that can span traditional enterprise boundaries. In an on demand environment, IT resources are gathered from multiple physical locations to create an integrated “virtual” computing environment. Traditional IT environments typically dedicate IT resources to applications. Substantial economic and competitive efficiencies are gained using this ...
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