White space
In a utility computing model, white space is an extra, unused pool of assets: idle disk space when it comes to storage, but also unused ports on a switch, unexploited bandwidth, and so forth - is sometimes termed "white space." White space is what most of us have been referring to as "headroom" for the last five years or so, but with one major difference - when the utility model works properly, assets are deployed and redeployed on-the-fly rather than through "quarterly provisioning" via more and more purchasing.
From A little white space goes a long way, Network World on Storage, 06/12/03.
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