http://phildawesstuff.disqus.com/enFri, 01 Sep 2006 04:23:51 -0000http://www.phildawes.net/blog/2006/08/25/amazon-get-into-the-virtual-computing-space/#comment-2753453<p>Sort of - however the Sun grid offering is targetted and priced for traditional enterprise clients and established industries who want to bolster their number-crunching horsepower (see <a href="http://www.sun.com/service/sungrid/faq.xml" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.sun.com/service/sungrid/faq.xml">faq</a>). I think this is a bit before it's time - enterprise still hasn't got used to the idea of taking data out of its own intranet.</p><p>I think the interesting thing about amazon's offering is that it is clearly priced and targetted at the low end of the market. This is the sector I think will push demand for service grid technologies in the same way it has for cheap web hosting: individuals and startups wanting to start small but then needing to scale up close to the demand curve (rather than risking VC upfront for their server facilities).</p>Phil DawesFri, 01 Sep 2006 04:23:51 -0000http://www.phildawes.net/blog/2006/08/25/amazon-get-into-the-virtual-computing-space/#comment-2753452<p>Didn't Sun launch something like this a few months ago?</p>SeanThu, 31 Aug 2006 12:17:57 -0000