CAPEX, OPEX and Cloud?

7 February 2012·1 min· ·

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Here is a really good overview of CAPEX and OPEX as well as how it impacts Cloud Computing initiatives:

http://itprojectfinancials.com/insights/2011/06/05/capitalizing-software-development-costs-from-sdcl-to-agile/

I think we all find the CAPEX/OPEX financial issues to be troubling on multiple levels. Thanks to Matthew Dube for letting me know about this.