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Grid 1.1

Grid 1.1

...have to get to that amazing vantage point to watch the setting sun. Grid Features: - Calculation of a standard Ordnance survey 8 figure Grid Reference... Read more

18 September, 2010

Sun execs hit as grid service gets revamp

...Sun executive is departing after a shake-up that also is affecting Sun Grid, a service to let customers pay by the hour to use... Read more

18 September, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

Sun lights up its Grid

...on its servers bound for customers by putting the servers on the Sun Grid first, said McNealy -- a testing process known as "burning in" a... Read more

2 February, 2005 by Michael Kanellos
Sun chief steps out of McNealy's shadow

Sun chief steps out of McNealy's shadow

After his first year, chief executive Jonathan Schwartz leads a resurgent company, but admits that there are still problems to overcome Read more

23 May, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Sun's utility pricing clarity

Sun is billing the $1 per CPU hour pricing as the cornerstone of it's new Grid plans. Jonathan Schwartz explains why Read more

3 February, 2005 by ZDNet UK

Sun lights the way for virtual servers

The server giant plans to reveal this week a timeline for N1, a project to develop software that will let servers and storage devices act as one big virtual mainframe Read more

18 September, 2002 by Stephen Shankland
Service Provider Fuels Its Future With <endeca_term>Sun Grid</endeca_term> Compute Utility

Service Provider Fuels Its Future With Sun Grid Compute Utility

...The company wanted to meet customer deadlines. Virtual Compute Corporation uses the Sun Grid Compute Utility to handle work from its energy industry customers that... Read more

1 December, 2007
Computational Power of Sun Compute Grid Helps Researchers Uncover New Ways to Treat Diseases

Computational Power of Sun Compute Grid Helps Researchers Uncover New Ways to Treat Diseases

...use of limited data center floor space; and minimize energy costs. A Sun Grid Rack System for High Performance Computing, comprised of 400 Sun Fire... Read more

1 December, 2007
The Future of High-Availability

The Future of High-Availability

...Availability framework. High-availability solutions as opposed to massive compute solutions, like Sun Grid, must still be built in the traditional way using cluster solutions... Read more

24 March, 2006

Sun polishes up its Constellation HPC system

...introduced new and updated open-source software for setting up HPC systems. Sun Grid 6.2 Engine Update 3 brings several enhancements to the grid... Read more

23 June, 2009 by David Meyer

SunGrid comes under attack

...day, the company said on Wednesday. To let people try out the Sun Grid, the company made a text-to-speech translation service publicly accessible... Read more

23 March, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

SunGrid finally ready for launch

...Sun plans to open its much-delayed public Sun Grid this week or next, letting people use PayPal to buy processing... Read more

22 March, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

RightNow says no to SunGrid

...a-service business that Sun executives describe as "ground zero" for their Sun Grid project. In a meeting in San Francisco with reporters on Friday... Read more

14 March, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

Sun shines on patch automation firm

...and operate on their own or as an automated service on the Sun Grid, computers whose processing power Sun sells to some customers Read more

23 February, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

New Sun unit lines up partnerships

...into a burgeoning industry; other efforts include refurbished server lines and the Sun grid computing service. Last week, Sun President Jonathan Schwartz underlined the importance... Read more

8 February, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

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