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on 2009-04-18
While granting that "clouds are very cost-effective" for small and medium-sized companies, McKinsey argues that a large company would spend considerably more today if it were to shut down its data center and run all its applications out of a utility-computing cloud.
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Nevertheless, the McKinsey analysis is a valuable one, not least because it underscores how early we are in the development of the utility-computing grid - and why we shouldn't expect large companies to begin shutting down their data centers any time soon.
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The real opportunity that the cloud offers large companies today is as a supplement or complement to their in-house operations rather than as a complete replacement
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Bertrand Duperrin
While granting that "clouds are very cost-effective" for small and medium-sized companies, McKinsey argues that a large company would spend considerably more today if it were to shut down its data center and run all its applications out of a utility-computing cloud.
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Nevertheless, the McKinsey analysis is a valuable one, not least because it underscores how early we are in the development of the utility-computing grid - and why we shouldn't expect large companies to begin shutting down their data centers any time soon.
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The real opportunity that the cloud offers large companies today is as a supplement or complement to their in-house operations rather than as a complete replacement
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Alan LevineIn an analysis released today, and covered by Forbes and the New York Times, the consulting firm McKinsey & Company provides a useful, if flawed, counterweight to some of the more excited hype about cloud computing. While granting that "clouds are very co
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