Until fairly recently, most IT departments had to oversee most anything that had to do with their networks. Then, over the past half-decade or so, services began to sprout up that allowed data center managers to outsource certain processes, such as email messaging, data archiving, and network security, to vendors that specialized in these areas.
This trend is leading to what’s known as “utility computing,” in which data centers can purchase computing resources in the same way they currently buy electricity and other utilities. Andover, Mass.,-based NaviSite (www.navisite.com) is in the forefront of this revolution. “Without a doubt, the single biggest thing in our future and the industry in general is utility computing,” says NaviSite CTO Denis Martin. “It’s going to change how the computing industry provides services to end customers.”
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