When current infrastructure and maintenance costs commandeer most of the budget, how can IT executives change the equation?
By reining in day-to-day technology costs, companies can ultimately spend more on the technology that will set them apart. Six decades ago, the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) was 1,000 times faster than any other calculating machine of its time. It could perform 5,000 additions, 357 multiplications or 38 divisions per minute. The 30-ton machine claimed 1,800 square feet of floor space, cost roughly US$500,000 to build and used US$650 of electricity per hour when it was running idle. It could only be operated by a specialized team consisting of engineers, programmers, technicians and assistants.
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