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VIRTUALISATION Economic slump and web services give netbooks big role in business
VIRTUALISATION Economic slump and web services give netbooks big role in business | Economic slump and web services give netbooks big role in business |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 02 February 2009 | |
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Among many other results, the research found that only 11% would use a netbook as their primary computer, while a massive 79% view netbooks as a secondary device to be used in addition to a laptop or desktop computer. This is true. Most people who own a netbook, including yours truly, also own a "real" computer. However, having travelled with a netbook, a high proportion of those same netbook owners would never again bother to take a "real" computer on the road with them again. In the current economic malaise enterprises large and small can no longer afford the IT largesse of yesteryear. Energy sucking, massively over engineered desktop computers, high powered premium priced notebooks with a life span of three years are wasteful luxuries businesses can no longer afford. Yet businesses still need IT as much as ever and they're still spending money. Companies like IBM, SAP, Software AG, which focus primarily on the enterprise space, produced respectable financial results over the past year. However, they all warn that 2009 is expected to be a challenge. To put it simply, businesses are looking to cut costs to ensure their survival. Two of the biggest costs to business are human resources and IT infrastructure. CONTINUED Page 2 |
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