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Results tagged "capex"

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Weighing Cloud UC Options and Costs

December 19, 2012 12:10 PM
Unified communications can be provided as a cloud service, and customers have a huge number of options. But in the long term, cloud UC isn’t necessarily cheaper than premises deployments.

IT Buyers Seek Flexible Pricing

March 13, 2012 09:00 AM
Capital spending by businesses took a beating during the recent recession, but IT spending held up pretty well by comparison. Still, as the economy slowly recovers from the downturn, businesses are keeping tight control of their capital budgets and are looking for flexible pricing on IT products and services, industry analysts say.

Weighing Cloud Hosting Pros And Cons

March 01, 2012 01:00 PM
With the sheer number and variety of hosted cloud services available, it's entirely possible to push every type of application and data out to the cloud. However, despite the temptation to take a hard right toward the cloud, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration when deciding whether an application is right for the cloud.

Service Provider Capex Spending To Hit $61 Billion This Year: Report

April 08, 2005 02:52 PM
Spending will rise 5% over 2004; acquistion of MPLS hardware leads the way.

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