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A leading figure in the European grid research community has criticised the technology industry for exaggerating the current capabilities of their grid computing products.
Oracle has emphatically rejected claims by a leading figure in the European grid research community that vendor grid computing offerings were "overhyped".
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Dan Warmenhoven, CEO of Network Appliance discusses grid architecture, life cycle management and how he intends to keep his company at the forefront of storage innovation.
Though still in its early days, grid computing looks to have a promising future -- if vendors can continue to educate IT departments about its benefits.
Social issues are a bigger problem than technology when it comes to the adoption of the "grid" philosophy of pooling computing resources, according to a study.
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It works well as a GPS navigator but, as a phone, the slow responses and awful text messaging really let the A702 down.
Multi-core processors deliver many benefits, including much-improved performance per watt, over single-core designs. We examine three dual-core servers from the leading vendors to see what this technology can do for your business.
Hewlett-Packard has begun a push to merge the supercomputing world of "grid" computing with its own business-oriented products.
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