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..there is a definate line being crossed between a commodity and a service. Bandwidth is a commodity the rest are services including computing power. It is outrageous to think we need to define a unit price for computing power and sell it as commodity.
Will it truely lower costs?
I doubt it will. If it is to be sold as a commodity then the price will be based on what the market will bear not to mention the innevitable taxing on this "commodity".
What demand does this commodity fill?
All commodities, that I am aware of, became a commodity born from demand. I have read of no demand for computing power to be sold in this manner(but it may exist). I see that there is only a vision of it being so.
Can data storage be sold as a commodity? Number one, storage gets cheaper everyday. I do not see a need for data storage in this manner either, unless it is for DR or redundancy but then that would be a service. Not to mention the fact that it would be hard for the IT industry not to oversaturate this as commodity renedering itself non-sustainable.
IMHO, JS has grand visions but bad analogies. IT has always tried to fill needs that do not exist and this is just another example. His analogy would be better suited if he used the telecom industry. If computing power can be sold in this manner than so could refrigerating power or toaster power or...wait they call that electricity...sorry JS the need is filled. - Posted by: IT Scion Posted on: 03/11/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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