THE ECONOMICS OF IT CLOUDS - COMPETITION AMONG BUSINESS MODELS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Az informatikai felhok gazdasagtana - uzleti modellek versenye az informatikaban)

The info-communication sector has not been unaffected by the economic crisis either. Many people seek the innovation capacity to start growth in the computer cloud, presenting an innovation complex formed from a complex of technical and institutional elements that pushes the sector in the direction of internet services. The development of internet services so far has come in several waves. One important attribute of the present stage is the appearance on the market of vast 'IT power plants' that operate like public utilities. The competitiveness of the new service-based business model is affected by numerous technical and economic factors. The services of the IT clouds also feature large in the development plans of the EU. The service model and the new technological platform that supports it may bring several radical changes in the economy and society, for example in corporate management, among small and medium-sized companies, and in public admin­istration, health care and education.