On-demand computing would allow the retailer’s IT infrastructure to dynamically shift IT resources from less-critical systems to support those business-critical services, returning the resources to ...

Although industry surveys suggest that enterprises are hesitant to subscribe to on-demand computing services, most market forecasters expect demand for utility computing to grow among organizations of ...

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Boston also spends a great deal of time looking at other vendors' ideas and strategies. One idea that has caught his eye: IBM's On-Demand Computing. Although IBM is one of Cisco's biggest allies, the ...

Budget Plans & Benefits Despite a high degree of skepticism, 62% of respondents to Computerworld’s exclusive survey said they are either deploying or investigating the on-demand computing model. More ...

Was that speech really made just one year ago? It's hard to believe after being pummeled for what seems like eons by unrelenting on-demand marketing hype. Yet at this crucial juncture, Palmisano's ...

SAN FRANCISCO:IBM's chief executive, Samuel J. Palmisano, said this week that his company had generated $7 billion in orders in the last year for its "on demand" computing services. At the same time, ...

It’s not often you see Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.’s chief executive officer, rattled during a keynote address, but a question about how his company’s offerings stacked up against those from on-demand ...

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 ...

Ultimately, IBM foresees that the combination of these networks and other advances such as grid computing will allow businesses to buy computing power on demand, similar to the way electricity is ...