[100043] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Sun Project Blackbox / Portable Data Center
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lorell Hathcock)
Sat Oct 13 18:16:15 2007
From: "Lorell Hathcock" <lorell@hathcock.org>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <5dc6fd9e0710131348r46870be8n920ce64408dcb3dd@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:07:12 -0500
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That's the issue with these things. It seems that everyone likes the idea,
but no one wants to be the early adopters.
It was pointed out to me that Google has patented the idea, but yet Sun has
working on Project Blackbox for a couple of years. I wonder if there will
be a legal battle between the two over this.
The concept of a portable data center is seems like it could have some very
specific uses. Others?
- Military
- Geo Physical / Seismic
- Disaster Recovery
- New Media / Web 2.0
The same box could also serve these industries with the same buildings but
in a permanent location. Others?
- Telecommunications / Fiber
- Semi-Permanent Data Centers
Lorell
From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Hex
Star
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:49 PM
To: Lorell Hathcock; nanog@merit.edu
Subject: Re: Sun Project Blackbox / Portable Data Center
On 10/12/07, Lorell Hathcock <lorell@hathcock.org> wrote:
www.sun.com/blackbox
Has anyone seen one of these things in real life?
I hear that there's been one sighted in Houston. I would love to take a
tour.
Also, is anyone using anything like this? It seems like they would make
great fiber huts.
I also find this very interesting but don't really know of anyone who has
deployed this in their business
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color:#1F497D'>It was pointed out to me that Google has patented the =
idea, but
yet Sun has working on Project Blackbox for a couple of years. I =
wonder
if there will be a legal battle between the two over =
this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>The same box could also serve these industries with the =
same
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Others?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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/ Fiber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Data Centers <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Lorell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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owner-nanog@merit.edu
[mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hex Star<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lorell Hathcock; nanog@merit.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Sun Project Blackbox / Portable Data =
Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dgmailquote>On 10/12/07, <b>Lorell =
Hathcock</b>
<<a href=3D"mailto:lorell@hathcock.org">lorell@hathcock.org</a>> =
wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href=3D"http://www.sun.com/blackbox" =
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<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Has anyone seen one of these things in real life?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I hear that there's been one sighted in Houston. I would love =
to take
a tour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Also, is anyone using anything like this? It seems like they =
would
make great fiber huts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
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I also find this very interesting but don't really know of anyone who =
has deployed
this in their business<o:p></o:p></p>
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