The “consumerization” of IT has been progressing for some time now. Some industry-watchers are now talking about “ENsumerization,” or the sharing of the same apps between enterprises and consumers. While we don’t expect to see consumers running mainframe apps anytime soon, there’s no question that they have access to the same resources as enterprise data centers – even supercomputer cycles. Ultimately, this helps business leaders and professionals understand the power of enterprise computing.
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