Infrastructure flexibility, availability and speed-to-implement are key sources of competitive advantage.
| Past (In-House) |
Future (On-Demand) |
| Fixed capacity, in-house scalable limits |
Variable capacity proportional to demand |
| Clients owned and managed assets |
CERT owned and hosted assets |
Long and complex design, acquisition and
deployment |
Rapid deployment and time-to-solution |
| Fixed cost |
Predictable variable cost |
| Upfront capital investment |
Pay-as-you-go; usage-based pricing |
| Technology Obsolescence |
Usage of the latest technology |
