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The utility business model and the future of computing services
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The utility business model is shaped by a number of characteristics that are typical in public services: users consider the service a necessity, high reliability of service is critical, the ability to fully utilize capacity is limited, and services are scalable and benefit from economies of scale. This paper examines the utility business model and its future role in the provision of computing services.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rappa, M. A.
- Venue
- IBM Systems Journal
- Publisher
- IBM
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 32-42
- ISSN
- 0018-8670 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2077200369
- Cited by
- 509
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 41.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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