ACM Queue - Describing the Elephant: The Different Faces of IT as Service: Terms such as grid, on-demand, and service-oriented architecture are mired in confusion, but there is an overarching trend behind them all.

The Five-minute Rule: 20 Years Later and How Flash Memory Changes the Rules The old rule continues to evolve, while flash memory adds two new rules. Enterprise SSDs Solid-state drives are finally ready for the enterprise. But beware, not all SSDs are created alike. Flash Storage Today Can flash memory become the foundation for a new tier in the storage hierarchy? In a well-known fable, a group of

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Terms such as grid, on-demand, and service-oriented architecture are mired in confusion, but there is an overarching trend behind them all.