Current issue of ComputerWorld has an article on Grid, but I enjoyed the fantastic cartoon.... :)
- Kirti --- Jared Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Kirtikumar Deshpande INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
