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are (nearly) instantaneously fulfilled. Instant gratification may be the
single greatest driver in the revolution that is fueled by virtualization and
the delivery of software and services from the cloud. The impact is only
beginning to be understood.
Some obvious advantages are driving cloud-based development, such as
eliminating the expense and endless cycle of procurement and upgrading of a
long list of IT solutions, and the never-ending fight for priority with IT to
move an innovation forward. The cloud provides a world in which the end user
has complete control over their client/server, web-based, and computing
solutions - allowing them to choose what they use, where they use it, and
where they get solutions ... (more)