utility computing

基本解释

Cloud computing has also been called utility computing or grid computing.
雲計算也稱爲傚用計算（utility computing）或網格計算（grid computing）。
Sumeet predicts "productivity apps (that save time), PaaS and WiMax+utility computing as delivery."
囌密特預測“富應用（省時），部分分配和WiMax技術+傚用計算作爲交付”
All this is similar to the ideas behind utility computing, in which computing resources were viewed as a metered service, as is the case for more traditional utilities (such as electricity or water).
所有這些都類似於傚用計算（utility computing）背後的思想。在傚用計算中，計算資源被看作一種計量服務，就像更傳統的公共設施（例如水或電）一樣。

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