[Cialug] Sun's "datacenter in a box"

[Lee]

Nice, I've actually been itching to see one in person.

Matthew Nuzum wrote:

>http://www.sun.com/events/st/photos.jsp
>
>Sun has this new "datacenter in a box" concept where they send you this
>black box that is powerful enough to get onto the top 200 super computer
>list.
>
>They're going to bring one to Des Moines March 30th at the science
>center.
>
>I wonder why they call it a "virtual data center" though.
>
>Based on the e-mail they sent, I was expecting a shoe box sized device.
>So I was looking at the picture going, "ok, where's the box? Why have
>the picture if you're not showing the thing?"
>
>"Oh, the semi trailer IS the box..."
>  
>


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