Martha Stewart called it a Good Thing [EMAIL PROTECTED] (matt)wrote: > I'm also looking at renting equipment, or even trying out IBM/HP's > 'on-demand' offerings.
You're assuming that this is likely to lead to REAL savings, and that seems unlikely. During the recent power outage in the NorthEast, people looking for generators and fuel were paying _premium_ prices, not discounted prices. If your hardware requirement leads to someone having to buy hardware to support your peak load, then _someone_ has to pay the capital cost, and that someone is unlikely to be IBM or HP. "Peak demand" equipment is likely to attract pretty "peaked" prices. If you can find someone who needs the hardware during the day, but who _never_ needs it during your needful hours, then there might be an arrangement to be had, assuming the "someone else" trusts you to use what's, at other times, their hardware, and assuming you trust them with the financial information you're managing. -- select 'cbbrowne' || '@' || 'ntlug.org'; http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linux.html Rules of the Evil Overlord #170. "I will be an equal-opportunity despot and make sure that terror and oppression is distributed fairly, not just against one particular group that will form the core of a rebellion." <http://www.eviloverlord.com/> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
