utility computing service

On-demand data centers took another step toward becoming commonplace today, as AT&T announced the global launch of its Synaptic Hosting service.

Synaptic Hosting offers what the company called its "next-generation utility computing service with managed networking, security and storage for businesses." Customers will be able to purchase large-scale computing and applications on demand, through virtualized servers. Services to the user will be provided through AT&T's IDCs, or Internet data centers.

Paying Only for Capacity Used