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Data Center In a Shoe Box

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the size-matters dept.

eldavojohn writes "How would you like to have a data center that uses just 14.5 watts and weighs 255g? It's also only as big as a shoe box! The Register looks at a few solutions to network area storage that make buying a dedicated data server on a rack look like a relic of the past. Yes, it runs Linux."

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  1. Ogg Support??? by netsavior · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, it runs Linux.

    yeah but I doubt it can play Ogg files.

    I for one welcome our shoebox dwelling data overlords.

  2. What what what?! by techpawn · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, why not ignore the chip and embrace a box that reflects an entire cultural ethos?
    Because I was promised a data centre in a shoebox not an over hyped home file server bottleneck machine!
    While we're at it, I want my flying car!
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  3. Re:Even smaller servers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    But not as small as the goatse server!

  4. Re:Data center at 5400 by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, but could you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things?

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  5. Re:Even smaller servers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great. Now the World's Lowest Power Web Server has been slashdotted. They might even have to change the battery.

  6. Begs the question by iminplaya · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just how many of these "data centers" would it take to fill Imelda Marcos' closet?

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  7. Re:Yes, but by jd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nononono. When it's shoeboxes, the correct clustering term is an Imelda Marcos.

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