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SanDisk 4 GB Extreme IV CompactFlash Card ( SDCFX4-4096-901 )
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Scan a terabyte of data in 60 seconds
Industry’s most energy efficient solution, at only 90W per terabyte
Leverages the first and only data server that combines a 4-way server with 24TB of storage in a single integrated system.
Massively parallel processing that leverages a high-performance interconnect, enabling database clustering across multiple servers.
Lowest costs in the market, at less than $20,000 per usable terabyte
According to Luke Lonergon, CTO and co-founder of Greenplum, partner Cap Gemini is seeing 50 to 100 times better performance with the Sun/Greenplum appliance than with producs from the market leader, Teradata. Greenplum CEO Scott Yara told me that general purpose computing, as in the Sun Fire 4500 (Solaris, AMD Opteron, ZFS), is going to replace special purpose machines with custom ASICs, operating systems and interconnects. "We are seeing customers paying $350,000 and upward per usable terabyte," Yara said. "We have the iPod for enterprise, but 30,000 times larger."

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We had roughly 64,000,000 photos when we launched S3. We now have close to 110,000,000 photos. Yes, that’s ~72% growth in 7 months.
To sustain our pre-S3 growth, we were buying roughly $40,000 per month in hard disks plus servers to attach them to. We’re not talking about EMC or other over-priced storage solutions. We’re talking about single processor commodity Pentium 4 servers attached to really cheap Apple Xserve RAID arrays. Not quite off-the-shelf IDE disks, but once you factor in the reliability and managability, the TCO comes out to be in a similar ballpark (We’ve done it both ways).
If you’re doing the math at home, $40K may seem a little high until you realize how our architecture works: We use RAID-5, with hot spares, and we have two entirely separate storage clusters. That means we have to buy 1.4TB of raw disk to store an actual 500GB.
To sustain our current, Nov 2006 growth rate, we’d need to buy more like ~$80K per month. Let’s assume over the 7 months, it ramped from $40K to $80K linearly (it was actually more of a curve, but this makes the math easier). $40K + $46K + $53K + $60K + $66K + $73K + $80K = $418K
Our datacenter space, power and cooling costs for those arrays is ~$1.36/month for every $100 of storage. (~$544month @ $40K, ramping to ~$1088/month @ $80K). $544 + $626 + $721 + $816 + $898 + $993 + $1088 = $5,686.
It’s cost us some manpower to move everything up to S3. So while I expect to save money on manpower in the long run, currently it’s probably break even - I don’t have to install, manage and maintain new hardware, but I’ve had to copy more than 100TB up to Amazon. (We’re not done copying old data up yet, either)
Total amount NOT spent over the last 7 months: $423,686
Total amount spent on S3: $84,255.25
Total savings: $339,430.75
That works out to $48,490 / month, which is $581,881 per year.

Aluminum Attaché Black/Gunmetal Notebook Case
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Sleek yet rugged, distinguished yet cool; the Targus Aluminum Attaché Notebook Case is the notebook case for the new mobile movement. Constructed of aluminum, this attaché style case offers a classic look with a futuristic update. The padded interior securely holds notebooks with up to 17" screens and dividers are provided to attain the perfect fit. Use the ergonomic handle or clip on the removable shoulder strap for the carrying option of your choice. Internal organization components include document storage, padded mobile accessory sleeves, pen loops and a business card holder. This isn’t your father’s briefcase -- the Targus Aluminum Attaché Notebook Case represents the next generation of mobile computing.
Color Black/Gunmetal
Device Compatibility 16.13" x 2.5" x 11.6"
Exterior Dimensions 18" x 4" x 13"
Exterior Material Aluminum/ABS
Warranty Limited Lifetime Warranty
Weight 5.6 lbs

Sandisk ULTRA II High Performance 8.0 GB CF Card (SDCFH-8192-901, Retail Package)
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