tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post2551363166804329397..comments2011-04-02T21:49:06.223-07:00James Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869296024524739031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-13452668139775262342007-10-15T13:47:00.000-07:002007-10-15T13:47:00.000-07:00Don't misinterpret the meaning of my post. Yes, utility computing definitely provides cost benefits over siloed systems for <EM>all</EM> software.<BR/><BR/>However, it will most certainly be more expensive to host a badly written application in a utility computing environment than a well written one. Once applications are moved to a utility computing environment, the drive will be to make those applications run more efficiently.<BR/><BR/>I'm just warning people to thing that way <EM>before</EM> they make the switch.James Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869296024524739031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-90812246001260644682007-10-15T13:08:00.000-07:002007-10-15T13:08:00.000-07:00Utility computing services provide the ability to add resources with a linear increase in cost. Without utility computing your costs increase geometrically as you start to scale beyond a few dozen servers. Therefore, I'd argue that the economic impact of bad code has actually been lessened by utility computing.<BR/><BR/>What has changed is that this cost is now a visible as a single line item on a bill.<BR/><BR/>This will make it far easier for entrepreneurs to make the trade-off between time to market and operational expense.Bert Armijowww.3tera.com/hotcuster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com