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Sun's latest approach to the grid
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: At the unveiling of the Sun Grid in Silicon Valley, Sun Microsystems COO\r\nJonathan Schwartz and CEO Scott McNealy present the idea of utility\r\ncomputing as a commodity and respond to questions about dealing with the\r\ncompetition.

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