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Nothing new: This is not a new subject... Utility computing has been around for over 2 decades in many datacenters. Open Grid is just a redux of mainframe sysplex development/NJE-RJE development in the 80s and has a long long way to go. The big war going on right now is between UNIX, Windows and Linux. The IT flows like electricity bit, is not for the home user, but for the big corporations/ universities, many of whom have adopted/created their own open grid. This is nothing new or revolutionary.; Posted by: scotth_z Posted on: 03/20/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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It would be nice to use existing technology, but bjbrock | 03/11/05

BJBrock is correct whisperycat | 03/11/05

How About A Discussion On BPL? itanalyst | 03/11/05

Utility? For whom? Eggs Ackley_z | 03/11/05

The problem is, one company wants proprietary power plants and transmission DonnieBoy | 03/11/05

Yeah, IT "flows" like a coked up elephant on roller skates! Jeff Spicoli | 03/11/05

Prove it. Anton Philidor | 03/11/05

Good points IT Scion | 03/11/05

What? You need to prove that we need general computing capacity???? DonnieBoy | 03/11/05

Rather have your software on your own computer... Anton Philidor | 03/11/05

At one time, people thought they needed their own generator too. DonnieBoy | 03/11/05

Raw computing power and storage can be a comodity. DonnieBoy | 03/11/05

Software is not a commodity if a single major company... Anton Philidor | 03/11/05

Yes, Microsoft likes the idea of utility computing, as long as, DonnieBoy | 03/12/05

This has always been a bad... wizzzer | 03/11/05

It has always been a very good analogy. DonnieBoy | 03/11/05

This has always been a bad... wizzzer | 03/11/05

I think.. IT Scion | 03/11/05

Complicated explaination of a network computer osreinstall | 03/13/05

Nothing new scotth_z | 03/20/05

Be Careful What You Wish For powerindustry | 04/22/05

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