IBM claims to have created new species of custom-built, industry-standard,
Linux-based rack server for Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing companies with
massive data centers and tens of thousands of servers, like online gaming,
social networks, search and Internet firms.
A relatively limited marketplace of maybe a thousand companies with fat
wallets capable of shelling out tens of millions for such system.
IBM means to replace the white boxes they use now or build themselves like
Google does.
It says it’s got a few hundred early adopters and potential customers
in China, Germany, Japan, the UK and America, including Yahoo and Texas Tech,
which is thinking of using it for a HPC center.
WinterGreen Research puts the market at $10 billion.
IBM calls the thing iDataPlex and leverages its blade server widgetry to
build what it calls a “completely new design point.&rdq... (more)
IBM introduced t a new category of server designed to address the technology
needs of companies that use Web 2.0-style computing to operate massive data
centers with tens of thousands of servers.
Companies that operate massive scale-out data centers spend 10 to 30 times
more on energy costs per square foot than a typical office building. The
energy powers both hundreds of thousands of servers and the air conditioning
needed to cool them. The growth of such data centers will continue as
streaming video, online gaming and social networks spike Internet traffic,
requiring companies... (more)
Virtualization at Cloud Expo
I remember back-in-the-day when Virtual meant ‘almost,’ ‘simulated’
or ‘in essence’ as in, ‘I’m virtually there.’ Today, as it has
made it’s way into computer terminology, it can mean actual or real things
that are done over computers. Virtualization has been the main enabler of
Cloud Computing and has become an important tool for IT.
I recently attended the 2009 Cloud Computing and Virtualization Conference &
Expo in Silicon Valley and wanted to share some of my observations.
The show has certainly grown from last year but still a nice small(er)
con... (more)
ost online gamers would sell their grandmother to get a hold of their
favorite massively multiplayer (MM) title. The addictive multiplayer genre
has continually been at the height of gaming popularity since the
introduction of multiuser dungeons and networked personal computers. Today,
MM titles such as Verant's awe-inspiring EverQuest are remaking the addictive
virtual worlds with cutting-edge visuals and role-playing adventures,
attracting a new breed of online gamer. Whether we like it or not, MMs are
the Internet's answer to addictive drugs and are reshaping the way we play ... (more)
BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/01/06 -- Media Machines, Inc., a leading
provider of open source, real time 3D communications on the web, today
announced Ajax3D, a Javascript-based software library and development
paradigm for deploying online virtual worlds and 3D web applications based on
Ajax and X3D. The company also issued an open call for participation in an
industry forum at www.ajax3D.org, dedicated to the research and development
of online virtual worlds using 3D open standards and Ajax best practices.
Ajax3D combines the visual richness and interactivity of X3D, the I... (more)
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