by Robin Harris | Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | Architecture, Clusters, Future Tech |
Yay! Parascale (parallel scale) launched its beta Virtual Storage Network this week. I’ve done some consulting for them so I won’t pretend to be objective. I’m a big fan of software-based storage clusters no matter who makes them. GFS-like is more...
by Robin Harris | Wednesday, September 5, 2007 | Architecture, Future Tech |
The CEO of a startup told me yesterday that their data mining software is so efficient that it cuts the processing time of a terabyte of data by 75-80%. Surely, he said hopefully, the energy savings alone would drive customer adoption. I don’t think so He got me...
by Robin Harris | Saturday, September 1, 2007 | Architecture |
Granted, Thinking Machines built a very striking machine of very limited utility. But leave it to the sophisticated Spanish in the cultural powerhouse of Barcelona to create a beautiful supercomputer – in a Modernist, Glass House esthetic – and meld it...
by Robin Harris | Tuesday, August 21, 2007 | Architecture, Enterprise |
No, not another post about green IT Mention green to most CFO’s and they’ll assume you’re talking about the color of money. Which is exactly the language of a Wall Street Journal article (subscription required I fear) on Sir Richard Branson’s...
by Robin Harris | Sunday, August 19, 2007 | Architecture, Enterprise, Future Tech |
You say you want a revolution? Energy efficient data centers are in the news again, with the EPA reporting that data centers use 1.5% of US electricity – almost 6 million home’s worth – and doubling in five years. The numbers don’t include the...
by Robin Harris | Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | Architecture, Future Tech |
Think high-end enterprise requirements Mission critical reliability High performance & scalability “One throat to choke” support Would you expect to find free open-source software crowding out closed proprietary solutions? It is at JPMorgan and other...
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