Oracle claims its Application Server 10g is the first to be able to take advantage of clusters of commodity hardware, an architecture that could make data centres far cheaper to run.
commentary A great leap for computer-kind or a small marketing step?
An executive with the database software maker says the company is building a consortium of industry players to help create standards for commercial use of grid computing.
The database giant launched its grid computing offering with much fanfare but when its partners are sending mixed messages, will this help Oracle's cause?
Oracle has emphatically rejected claims by a leading figure in the European grid research community that vendor grid computing offerings were "overhyped".
Oracle claims its Application Server 10g is the first to be able to take advantage of clusters of commodity hardware, an architecture that could make data centres far cheaper to run.
commentary A great leap for computer-kind or a small marketing step?
The database giant launched its grid computing offering with much fanfare but when its partners are sending mixed messages, will this help Oracle's cause?
Company exec addresses OpenWorld attendees.
SPECIAL REPORT Currently more an academic curiosity than a commercial venture, grid computing will eventually affect enterprises -- as long the concept survives the hype.
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