tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718492951622346936.post6704422054740179910..comments2009-09-10T07:51:21.624-07:00Peter Bodiféehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632634733238909448noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718492951622346936.post-410805419318429822009-09-10T07:20:55.701-07:002009-09-10T07:20:55.701-07:00If you accept that IT is an infrastructure service similar to chairs, desks, phones, electricity, water, etc, then driving IT cost to be paid for as a commodity requires significant changes in behaviors and attitudes about IT and how data is used.<br /><br />At the far end, these changes would enable a complete outsourcing such that an Enterprise could have all of its servers (compute, applications, and storage) and support staff be in a nearby facility owned, managed, and staffed by another company.<br /><br />Considering that some Enterprises have done this, then the only missing element would be mobility such that an on-demand change could occur rapidly and transparently similar to changing your wireless telephone company in the US (your wireless telephone number does not need to change even though your service provider has). This now becomes a cloud discussion for many.<br /><br />Regardless, in this scenario, the Enterprise would need to trust, even with auditing, that the service meets the need and that the mobility can occur easily.<br /><br />As with disaster recovery, such mobility is either confirmed regularly as part of normal operation or not. Which leads back to my earlier point that an Enterprise will need to change behaviors and attitudes about IT and how data is used.spodiedog@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.com