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Makes sense

Although you COULD (should) take those 80+ watt desktops and grid them together in a distributed fashion - thus adding little-used CPU power into a big pool. This allows for ALL computers (great and small) to be loaded and configured EXACTLY THE SAME. This of course saves on maintenance (which is 90% of the cost of IT). Don't worry about the desktops using power - take the steps to utilize it!

This has the advantage of having a REAL computer at your desk - one that isn't "locked down". Having a 4-watt toy that depends on network connectivity (or else death) isn't something that I look forward to. Client-server works - as long as EVERY machine is BOTH a client and a server.

Posted by: Roger Ramjet   Posted on: 05/23/09  (Edited: 05/23/2009 @ 02:19) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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