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To: milo_morai who wrote (159940)	2/24/2002 3:18:03 AM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Milo, Re: "I'd like to see BTU output, Rack Space utilized and Power consumption as well as the cost of the system itself. Then you can do some really cost analyst on facilities." These are all functions of how much time and effort is put into maturing the platform and infrastructure. The first step to gaining credibility in this space is by providing a real solution with real levels of stability and easy management, with generous uptimes, and full OEM support. Itanium already has this. Next is to secure performance, while pushing on features and software support. McKinley and Madison will add to performance, while both Intel and the OEMs focus on features, such as RAS, security, and server management. Software support will be an ongoing effort, and the minimal library to support a small niche of real world uses should be available later this year with the full release versions of Windows .NET 64-bit and Oracle for Itanium, version 9i. With ongoing ports to IA-64, Itanium's market will slowly grow from a niche into a sizable enterprise. Don't expect this to happen overnight, but also don't expect developers to get bored of waiting and give up. Efforts like this take time, and just about everyone who has committed so far knows this. Lastly, efforts on cutting cost of both the platform and the CPU will bring it down to mainstream markets. Work on power consumption and rack density will ensure that inexpensive infrastructure may exist. This latter effort is still several years off, though, IMO. wbmw

To: milo_morai who wrote (159940)	2/24/2002 11:50:31 AM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

I'd like to see BTU output, Rack Space utilized and Power consumption as well as the cost of the system itself. Then you can do some really cost analyst on facilities. That's where blades come in, powered only by Intel or Transmeta CPUs. Supercomputers are onesy-twosy beasts in a shop that have Hoover Dam behind them. That may change over time, but it's still the one place where it's speed at (almost) any cost