Sun retail grid set to open for business

20.03.2006

Because the compute power of a grid could be used for malicious activities, the U.S. is requiring that its users be checked against restricted-persons lists used to identify people who may pose a threat.

Under the pricing schedule, using 100 CPUs for an hour would cost a user $100.

John Madden, an analyst at Boston-based Summit Strategies Inc., said the retail version of the site could give Sun the "proof points" to convince large business customers that use of the grid is straightforward.