Friday, June 22, 2007

Sun, Microsoft Cram Servers in Shipping Containers to Lower Power Costs

(Bloomberg) -- When Richard Mount needed more
processing power for Stanford University's particle accelerator,
he didn't have room in his four-story building for a bunch of new
computers. So he put them in the parking lot.

Sun Microsystems Inc. will deliver a 20-foot (6.1-meter)
shipping container packed with 252 servers next week to crunch
data for physicists, betting a wave of customers follow suit as
Internet companies look for quicker, cheaper ways to grow.


Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News

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