Re: Oracle Grid

From: Mark Bole <makbo_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:27:03 GMT
Message-ID: <beNre.1202$NU5.636@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>

Mark A wrote:

> "JSchneider" <jeremypaulschneider_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>

[...]
>
> Oracle aired a TV advertisement that showed (in
> graphical format) a blade type installation where one server went down but
> the application continued with the other blades (unlike a mainframe where
> typically there is only one server). The called it GRID and did not mention
> RAC at all.
>
> Since it was an Oracle advertisement, I think it is safe to assume it was to
> be used for data, not just application servers. They were specifically
> touting it as a high availability solution.
>

Can you tell us what channel (what locale, what time, etc)? Cable, broadcast, pirate TV? (you stated "cable news channel" in your original post).

I'm very late to the party... surely there must be a multi-media clip of this commercial for viewing on the Internet somewhere....

-Mark Bole Received on Tue Jun 14 2005 - 22:27:03 CDT