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To: cfimx who wrote (62717)	2/5/2005 12:04:43 PM
From: alydar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

hi room. do you believe in the concept of grid computing? alydar

To: cfimx who wrote (62717)	2/7/2005 2:18:27 PM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Once you need 4 way + UNIX based system Sun is still the best choice imho in terms of RAS. Until that point your right that PC hardware and Linux is a cheaper choice offering same operational costs. Another movement working against Sun is J2EE server technology which supports clustering natively; i.e. Weblogic/Websphere. These products provide the ability to cluster multiple machines together reducing the need to go for the big server fix. To top it off IBM Websphere consultants/sales are right there in the customer office suggesting AIX/IBM hardware to run the system. Sun is increasingly being forced back to re-examine their core value as the choosen provider of reliable/scalable 4+ way solutions. That's what they need to focus on to differentiate from the rest of the competition imho.