Current issue of ComputerWorld has an article on Grid, but I enjoyed the fantastic cartoon.... :)
- Kirti
- Jared Still <jkstill_at_cybcon.com> wrote:
> Here's a recently curmudgeonly reply to a friend that
> asked the same question.
>
> -----------------
>
> As for 10g itself: the 'g' stands for 'grid' as you probably know.
>
> The 'grid' is really the infrastructure for 'utility computing',
> the latest plot to make IT folks obsolete. Personally I see it
> being useful in large organizations where large numbers of servers
> can be used in a grid, and computing power being doled out to
> apps as needed. It's still very much vaporware, as the tools to
> effectively administer and monitor this aren't available yet.
>
> I don't agree with the prognostications that businesses will begin
> buying computing power from a utility computing company on an
> as needed basis, much as they do electricity.
>
> The whole 'utility' part of the moniker is a pretty poor analogy IMO.
>
> Oracle's last big push was RAC. Reading the news makes it pretty
> obvious why they're pushing it: revenue is down, few new customers,
> gotta sell new stuff to existing ones. The hype for RAC was/is
> really overblown, not many people actually need it, nor can afford
> to purchase and maintain it.
>
> 10g will help Larry run in the America's Cup again. :)
>
> On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 08:04, rgaffuri_at_cox.net wrote:
> > I was at the Wash DC Oracle conference yesterday and the key note address was about the future
> direction of Oracle. It was pretty positive about Grid technology and blade servers. Anyone out
> there have any opinions?
> >
> > It seems like this technology is probably several years away from being used in the business
> and government contracting world. Most places you see it are in academia.
> >
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