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TitleUtility computing: Delivery products and prices for infrastructure
TypeOpinion
Sourceutilitycomputing.itworld.com   07/13/2005
SummaryAs much as 80% of IT investments -- infrastructure, personal systems hardware, help, networking operations, etc. -- are common across business functions. The remaining 20%, usually specialized applications, often are the central source of any business value generated by IT. Specialized application needs must be protected, but it's equally important that decision making processes appropriate for crafting and sustaining specialized applications are not employed to make common decisions. continue 
 
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