Project Blackbox – Data Center on the go
Did you know Sun has come up with a Data Center on the go. Project Blackbox is a transportable shock-proof shipping container. It is capable of accommodating up to 250 Sun Fire T1000s or x64 servers, with up to 7 terabytes of memory and as many as 1.5 petabytes of disk or 2 petabytes of tape storage — just supply water and power, and the thing will run on its own.
The question is – Who’s gonna use it and where?
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Red Cross in Africa. How about that?
very interesting concept. time will tell if it takes off.
22 Jun 07 at 9:39 am
Yeah, it’s been a while now since they launched it, so let’s wait and see how it goes.
22 Jun 07 at 11:32 am
I can’t believe that only water is needed to cool it. I’d hate to pay the power bill.
23 Jun 07 at 9:53 am