Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The End of Corporate Computing

Nicholas G. Carr suggest us very interesting subject continuously as IT doesn't matter article subject.

Utility Computing means Firms buy computing service provided by large-scale data processing centers as similiar to Firms buy electrical utility.

I agree to Carr's opinion that the utility computing or hosting form service are generalized in the future and utility computing may attribute firm's cost saving.

But, I don't think utility computing substitute everything. Perhaps small and medium enterprises use it to some degree, a large enterprises needs seroious consideration because of network efficiency or cost in some view. Some large enterprises can operate their application cost-effectively compare to utility computing. If not, large enterprises may selects outsourcing. None the less large enterprises will invest utility computing with strictly controlling method. For example, our company(as it called "One of Jaebul" in Korea) have strong SI subsidiary. but, we invest almost all self-computing now.

I think the overcoming issue of utility computing service providers is that individual firm's circumstances are very various and enterprises security issues.

1 comment:

Woo Hyun. Kim said...

At the moment it has been changed very fast not only the business surrounding but also IT environment.
As the article told, most of companies developed electric power by themselves, however nobody produce it anymore. I believe that IT also follows that trend.
It is popular in U.S that company use financial software by web like “QucikBooks.com”. We can keep all of accounting report include billing, invoicing., etc. As we introduce that system, we can use our employee efficiency and save software development cost.
I think it is just start. These days most of companies have to concentrate their core business and keep global standard. It is the reason why the corporate computing will end.