The Allure of Utility Computing: Unmet!

Unlike traditional data, such as e-mails, word documents, and accounting spreadsheets, digital content requires additional storage features, such as the ability to let multiple users access the same file at  the same time. Clustered storage systems combine the data storage capacity of multiple file servers, called nodes, with an operating system that integrates the data stored on the separate servers. This data storage system is both scalable, since ICT personnel can add additional nodes as needed, and reliable, since a user's data is not all gathered in one physical location.

On the hardware side the products are file servers that can store terabytes of data (1 terabyte = 1000 gigabytes). What differentiates these servers is the  trademark built-in operating system software that integrates the data from all of the separate nodes, which leads to the additional features that digital content requires.

On the software side the vendor provides ancillary computer software applications that enhance or take advantage of the system of integrated, but separate, file servers. These application include disaster recovery disk-to-disk backup, load balancing (distributing traffic so that a single file server is not overloaded), and data management applications.

The organizations working in  media & entertainment, Internet, cable/telecommunications, energy, life sciences/health care and manufacturing industries, as well as intelligence gathering operations of the federal government are mainly interested in this level of product and services. The size of  clients range from small/medium business to Fortune 500 corporations that don't want a long-term contract. But what about the individuals that need utility computing to address daily challenges. This is not a new concept but definitely a concept that has not been addressed. We have spoken with venture capitalist that will provide at least $1 million  in investment capital for a company that can meet this individual demand requirements.

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