With the proliferation of computers and data in the business world, it's time
the IT department had a strategic weapon that will enable it to operate with
the same flexibility as other departments and with more financial
transparency. A large part of the answer is a new concept in hardware and
data storage known as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
Every year at budget time, IT executives play the same old guessing game. How
much will the company grow in the coming year, and what IT assets will it
need to support that growth? A mistake in either direction can be financially
disastrous and career ending since companies are increasingly holding
managers' feet to the fire about meeting their targets.
Guessing too high, based on sanguine business projections that may not pan... (more)