What do you mean Sun was the first? The US Army used 360/30 and 360/40s in 18-wheel trailers back in the early 1960s - 40 years before Sun "thought" of the idea. The Army even had those in Vietnam for the division data centers.
Lloyd --- On Mon, 12/7/09, Chase, John <jch...@ussco.com> wrote: > From: Chase, John <jch...@ussco.com> > Subject: "Portable" data centers (was RE: Small Server Mob Advantage) > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 1:56 PM > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [On Behalf Of Anne > & Lynn Wheeler > > > > [ snip ] > > > > IBM thinks outside the box with containerized data > centres > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/07/ibm_data_center_containers/ > > > > from above: > > > > The idea of putting servers, storage, and networking > gear into metal > > shipping containers and linking them together into a > data centre > cluster > > is not a new idea - Sun Microsystems was the first to > propose the idea > > back in October 2006 - but it is catching on enough > that IBM is > > endorsing the concept and shipping a product. > > <Yawn>.... The USMC has had "portable" air > traffic control facilities > of this nature since at least 1965. Still cheaper > than IBM's "portable" > data centers: > > http://www.governmentcontractswon.com/department/defense/an-tsq-18-landi > ng-cntrl-cntr.asp?yr=00 > > -jc- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu > with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
