Sun is changing the very nature of utility computing with the new Sun Grid utility offerings, enabling you to purchase computing power as you need it, without the long-term lifecycle costs related to capital, management, depreciation, and floor space. Sun Grid radically simplifies the way you select, acquire, and use next generation IT infrastructure. With
Sun is changing the very nature of utility computing with the new Sun Grid utility offerings, enabling you to purchase computing power as you need it, without the long-term lifecycle costs related to capital, management, depreciation, and floor space. Sun Grid radically simplifies the way you select, acquire, and use next generation IT infrastructure. With Sun Grid, we’re making complex technology simple to use via a single point of contact — be it a desktop, a call center, or an enterprise. Sun Grid allows you to derive immediate productivity and economic benefits from our open, grid-based computing infrastructure. This utility model gives you more choice and control on how you purchase and leverage IT power for competitive advantage. We have been operating our own 13,000 cpu supercomputer for our own R&D for over 10 years, with better than 97% utilization … we know how to keep it running, and get the most out of it.
Definition of a Utility
Compute Utility
Plug into a powerful, reliable, cost-effective infrastructure that lets you offload compute-intensive jobs — for $1/cpu-hr. This standard computing grid radically simplifies the way you select, acquire, and use next generation IT infrastructure.
Storage Utility
For $1/GB-mo, this new Sun offering delivers storage and data management as an IT service, not as a box or fixed asset. With the Sun Grid, storage is flexible — it is easily provisioned and reallocated for a variety of applications at any time, for any duration, for any purpose.
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