On-DemandComputing
Ifyouwanttoenjoytheinformationtechnologyofthefuturelikeelectricityorwater,thefirstthingtodoistoforgetthecomputerasanindividualandchangeyourmind.,Turnitintoacomputingresource,ofcoursethisresourceisvirtualized.
InOctober2002,IBMofficiallyannounceditson-demandstrategy:dynamicallyprovidingcorrespondingITresourcesaccordingtouserneeds.Inordertoachievethisstrategy,IBMwillinvesttensofbillionsofdollarsinthenexttwotothreeyears,anditsomewhatassumestheroleofa"utilitydepartment"thatensurestheefficientuseofwaterresources.Here,"on-demand"hastwomeanings:"dynamic"and"appropriate"."Dynamic"meanstodrawatanytime,and"appropriateamount"meansthattherewillbenounnecessarywasteduetobuyingtoomuch.
Theessenceof"on-demandcomputing"technologyisthatanydevice,anynetwork,andanydatacanbeeasilysharedandexchanged.Thistechnologycanhelpcompaniesfullyintegratebusinessprocesseswithintheenterprise,aswellasthebusinessprocessesbetweenthecompanyanditsmainpartners,suppliersandcustomers.Therefore,companiescanmorequicklyandflexiblyfacecustomerneeds,marketopportunities,orexternalrisks.Respondappropriately.