Veritas Software stepped further into the emerging market for utility computing applications on Tuesday, releasing several products designed to help businesses keep better track of information ...

If utility computing is the answer, then what is the question? It sounds great but it still lacks a usable, industry-standard definition.

Alluring as it may sound, the benefits of utility computing should be considered carefully.

Concern for the bottom line is driving interest in utility computing, though the hype is still outstripping reality. But it's time to get ready—by consolidating infrastructure and testing the ...

Potential customers for utility computing are wary of sharing information technology resources and worry about the financial viability of service providers, according to a new report.

In theory, at least, utility computing has a lot going for it. It lets you tap into a shared pool of hardware, applications, and management software so that computing resources are available when ...

Utility computing is defined as the technology, tools, and processes that collectively deliver, monitor, and manage IT as a service to users. Among the potential benefits of adopting a utility ...

Utility computing may be a hot IT topic, but much needs to be done before it will ever achieve widespread acceptance, a panel of industry experts agreed yesterday.

If computing is a utility, will it be regulated like public utility? If so, the business model of cloud service providers, and everyone that sells technology to them, will have to change.

Utility as the organic datacenter: This is the pinnacle of utility computing and refers to a new architecture that employs a variety of technologies to enable datacenters to respond immediately to ...

Utility computing: Who would have thought that a technology with such a pedestrian label would become a top IT story? During the past two years, most of the leading IT services companies have ...

Utility computing is an all or nothing deal, says Jamie Gruener, senior analyst for the Yankee Group. It’s not something users can just buy into some of the way. One of the initial applications ...