>I was astounded to see that Google now claims to sort 6 petabytes in a few hours. >It is not clear exactly what they are sorting unfortunately but if it is even half true the sort on the mainframe may be passed its prime and showing its age.
What they are sorting is described here.... http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/sorting-1pb-with-mapreduce.html ... IMHO its impossible for any single computing platform, including the mainframe, to keep up with these massive grid computing applications from a pure performance perspective. Of course, maintaining the 4,000 computers and 48,000 HDDs they mention is another story.... Jeffrey Deaver, Engineer Systems Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-665-4231(v) IS - "Creating competitive advantage with technology. Providing service that excels." OSS - " Where Innovation Happens" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
