* Benefits of the utility model

By Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Network World, 08/23/05

Last time, we looked at the application of a utility model internally. In such a scenario, a utility model is used to create tiered services for the delivery of the IT resources of computing, networking and storage. Internal use of the utility model will give you price transparency - the ability to associate prices with metered or tiered IT services, providing transparency in the allocation of IT budgets or business-unit budgets.