The utility business model and the future of computing services Export

@article{citeulike:2049695, abstract = {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.}, address = {Riverton, NJ, USA}, author = {Rappa, M. A.}, citeulike-article-id = {2049695}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1014718}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2003.1198235}, doi = {10.1109/MC.2003.1198235}, issn = {0018-8670}, journal = {IBM Syst. J.}, keywords = {business, model, taxonomy}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {32--42}, posted-at = {2007-12-03 12:53:50}, priority = {2}, publisher = {IBM Corp.}, title = {The utility business model and the future of computing services}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2003.1198235}, volume = {43}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2049695 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2049695 N2 - 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. IS - 1 JF - IBM Syst. J. SN - 0018-8670 AD - Riverton, NJ, USA EP - 42 TI - The utility business model and the future of computing services PB - IBM Corp. VL - 43 SP - 32 KW - business KW - model KW - taxonomy AU - Rappa, MA PY - 2004/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2003.1198235 ER -