[So is IBM's announcement the beginning of the shift to on-demand computing? Some say absolutely:] We're on the tip of a change on the order of magnitude of [the beginning of] the client server in late '80s, ... Our estimates are that outsourcing and on-demand computing will cut IT costs [buying and operating] in half over the next five years.  -   Frank Gillett     Quotes
[So is IBM's announcement the beginning of the shift to on-demand computing? Some say absolutely:] We're on the tip of a change on the order of magnitude of [the beginning of] the client server in late '80s, ... Our estimates are that outsourcing and on-demand computing will cut IT costs [buying and operating] in half over the next five years. Frank Gillett