You could call a recent journey of mine a tale of three cities-or a tale of three companies that once produced their revenues by selling hardware but are now focusing on selling software that configures, measures and allocates hardware resources. Such a model is a big change for the three companies-EMC, American Power Conversion and Hewlett-Packard-which still expect to sell a lot of hardware, albeit more as a result than as a starting point. This is also a big change for users who built their careers on being able to tune hardware boxes to keep them running. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times to be in IT.
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机译：您可以将我最近的旅程称为三个城市的故事，或者三个公司曾经通过出售硬件来产生收入，但现在专注于出售用于配置，测量和分配硬件资源的软件的故事。对于三家公司，EMC，American Power Conversion和Hewlett-Packard，这样的模型是一个巨大的变化，尽管结果比起初要多，但它们仍然希望销售大量的硬件。对于那些能够调整硬件盒以保持其运行的职业生涯的用户来说，这也是一个巨大的变化。在IT中，这是最美好的时光，这是最糟糕的时光。
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