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Google In A Box

Posted by timothy on from the besides-everybox dept.

26199 writes "The BBC is reporting on an interesting product from Google -- a shiny yellow box to add to your server rack. The box is a Linux computer, and it provides Google search facilities for your company's intranet. Just remember to think about the security implications before you install one... the article does a good job of discussing the risks." As the article points out, in-house google boxes are not a brand-new product, but now they're pushing them harder.

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  1. Re:That seems cool... by Roark510 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's see if I got this straight. $17,000 a year to have a bot scan and record everything on my network while I pray that it doesn't get hacked. OR Take this crappy little 400Mhz box sitting here gathering dust, install Linux, set up a bot of my own and run it for free...and maybe charge my own company $10,000 a year (a savings of $7,000 a year!) Hmmm....