Enterprise CIOs should consider the cost and labor saving benefits of public clouds when used with cloud management services that analyze potential cost spiral issues, utilization issues, and security vulnerabilities.
Amazon recently said that firms such as Microsoft Corp. and LinkedIn Corp. have used its service, for which Amazon charges clients 10% of the total laborcost.
For example, some researchers find that the economy-wide costof a carbon tax would be considerably lower if the revenue were used to reduce marginal tax rates on labor, capital, or personal income than if it were used to offset costs imposed on low-income households.