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budget will go away. Remember that users of cloud services still require a
device with a web browser to connect to those cloud services, whether they
use a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. Somebody has to pay
for and maintain these devices.
FIGURE 2-4 IT involves substantial capital expense.
Remember that cloud computing removes the need for large capital
expenditures related to computing technology for the cloud customer.
Instead, recurring subscription and usage fees become operating
expenses.
Time to Market
For businesses, the ability to scale capacity up and down quickly is
important. The deployment of servers might take too long for an organization
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