Cost Factors that Influence Ownership of Mainframe or Cloud-Based Data Center Environments
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Date
2014-12
Authors
Bingell, Nicholas Dayl
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
This annotated bibliography focuses on organizations considering the move from mainframe data center environments to cloud-based alternatives and the true total cost of ownership of the latter solution. Literature published from 2010 to 2014 is included to help executives clarify evaluations of mainframe versus cloud-based solutions by comparing cost differential and potential advantages/disadvantages of the environments. Ultimately, the intent is to understand whether to stay with existing mainframe architectures or move to cloud-based environments.
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45 pages
Keywords
Mainframe, Cloud, Cloud computing, Data center, Price, Cheaper alternative, Migration, Modernization