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The dust on the publicity around utility computing seems to have settled, and the industry is finding that the hype has yet to move to the realm of reality.

What do animation flick Madagascar and a 2005 Formula One (F1) racecar have in common? The answer is Hewlett-Packard's (HP) utility computing technology that the company says provides enterprise customers additional computing resources on demand. By linking up to the HP Utility Rendering Service, a scaleable offsite server farm, artists at DreamWorks Animation optimized graphic technology with flexible computing capacity, according to Lynn Anderson, vice-president for marketing at Mississauga-based HP Canada Co.

Grid computing has been around for more than a decade, so why

What is utility computing, really? Better yet, what does it mean to the CEO? Vendor bombasts would have your CEO believe that the brave, new utility world is just around the corner. And while some businesses are already taking their first steps toward utility (using existing tools and practices), this relatively new form of computing shouldn't be on every company's agenda.

Hewlett-Packard Co. Thursday announced its intentions to acquire TruLogica Inc. and roll the company's user provisioning software into HP's larger OpenView management portfolio.

IDC recently announced its annual IT predictions for the coming year, and according to the research firm's worldwide analysis, spending will increase and infrastructure will evolve to better support business-driven initiatives.

IDC recently announced its annual IT predictions for the coming year, and according to the research firm's worldwide analysis, spending will increase and infrastructure will evolve to better support business-driven initiatives.

If you've been trying to figure out what this new Data Center Markup Language is all about, you're not alone. And there's a lot to figure out, if DCML's backers at EDS, Opsware, Computer Associates and BEA are to be believed.