For years, vendors and analysts have foretold a new era when computing would be sold and consumed as a commodity. Are we any closer? Paradigm shifts were easier before the bubble burst. Serious change ...

Many of the major players have outlined utility computing strategies that are very platform-specific, how do I go about gaining the benefits in a heterogeneous data center environment? – David, Tempe, ...

Utility computing is defined as the technology, tools, and processes that collectively deliver, monitor, and manage IT as a service to users. Among the potential benefits of adopting a utility ...

While it is easy to dismiss utility computing as an intriguing but nascent phenomenon, it is already catching on in a variety of IT contexts. Principal avenues to commercial realization for utility ...

Considering the pace at which technology becomes obsolete today, who wouldn't be interested in utility computing where you pay for what you use? This article considers the benefits and offers ...

Before utility computing can go mainstream, providers have to get to grips with a basic question: How should they calculate the charges? Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

update Hewlett-Packard announces several new hardware and software products that expand the utility computing idea for servers and extend the technology to printers and PCs. Stephen Shankland worked ...

For example, making sure we can charge on an investment in utility computing that directly affects the business, emphasizing variables such as the business activity enterprise customers are involved ...