Don’t just download our papers and scroll through our disjointed rants… listen to Dan Olds, GCG Principal Analyst, talk data center hardware and strategy with host Ashlee Vance of The Register. 

From the The Register:

Episode 17 of Semi-Coherent Computing takes a look at the “white box killer” hardware available with Chris Hipp and Dan Olds joining yours truly for an action-packed discussion.

The show starts off by probing IBM’s new iDataPlex unit and then moves to Dell’s custom Cloud program. We also explore Microsoft’s decision to go hog wild with data centers in shipping containers.

Overall, these service provider-friendly systems build on a lot of the high performance computing work done over the years at labs and big businesses. So, once again, we’re seeing HPC goodness makes its way downstream.

Dan is so enamored with this the trend that he’s planning to set up a data center van, which will let him go from customer site to customer site for on location analysis. “All I need from you, Mr. Customer, is an outlet, a hose and perhaps a storm drain,” he said.

The show wraps up with a chat about Citrix’s struggles to pull meaningful revenue away from VMware. We wonder if Microsoft will have any more luck once it gets its act together.

Truly a must-listen! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/22/scc_17_idataplex/