Sun truly if focussing on the line : "The Network is the Computer" - Check out www.network.com
utility computing became a reality as a service in a U.S.-only pilot release. ! "Sun Grid is the only service that enables customers to consume computing power using a true utility model -- customers can turn it on and off at will. Sun Grid allows customers to better manage volatility in their data centers and provides an infrastructure foundation for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Sun is the first and only vendor to deliver easy, affordable "Pay-per-Use" access to compute power as a utility service over the network -- just $1/CPU-hr with no long-term contracts. " At this time, internet access to the Sun Grid is only available as a US-pilot release, but there are plans to open the doors on the UK public Sun Grid. Other locations throughout Europe and Asia are also under consideration. In the U.S., developers will gain access to a runtime / execution environment for load/scale testing without having to acquire and maintain hardware and software. Researchers, Scientists and Academics will benefit by reducing time to scientific discovery and accelerating innovation without building individual, redundant IT infrastructures. Small/Medium businesses can gain competitive advantage through access to a super computing facility and on-demand software applications that can scale as their businesses grow. ISVs/SaaS providers now have an alternative deployment platform for their on-demand solutions. Lastly, Enterprises using Sun Grid can optimize their data centers by moving their computing spikes to the Sun Grid, helping to increase utilization and reduce time-to-market. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
