On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, kashani wrote: > I'm not sold on the Google approach. > > Assuming someone was to build nine data servers we're talking roughly > $3k per server (dual CPU, 4GB ram, raid 5 sata) or $30k with shipping > and tax.
Actually Google use the cheapest hardware they can find, buy in bulk, and they assume stuff will fail so they plan accordingly. I very much doubt they spend $3K per server... -- A -- [email protected] mailing list
