http://gigaom.com/2012/05/04/open-compute-builds-a-business-model-for-the-next-era-of-the-web/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/05/04/open-compute-builds-a-business-model-for-the-next-era-of-the-web/#comment-839676 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:25:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516892#comment-839676 That would create a very efficient market. The problem with that is that a lot of “enterprise” sales depend on inefficiencies and the fact that enterprise technology is “sold” rather than “bought”. Jonathan – what do you think the next “Dell” might look like? Like an ebay or an alibaba.com?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/04/open-compute-builds-a-business-model-for-the-next-era-of-the-web/#comment-838923 Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516892#comment-838923 The traditional server makers are in a real spot. They can’t truly innovate on hardware like smaller companies can. Case in point is the CriKit Desktop Private Cloud created by myself and US Micro PC. Anyone can now run a very capable small cloud data center right on a desk. Pretty cool stuff.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/04/open-compute-builds-a-business-model-for-the-next-era-of-the-web/#comment-838715 Sat, 05 May 2012 01:29:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516892#comment-838715 Well said, Stacey! Open Compute isn’t only for users wanting bespoke hardware; there’s an opportunity to create the definition language used by global hardware buyers to express their real configuration desires, rather than choosing from what’s available in the market.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/04/open-compute-builds-a-business-model-for-the-next-era-of-the-web/#comment-838703 Sat, 05 May 2012 00:11:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516892#comment-838703 So is it 8 million servers or 8 billion severs (the difference between 4 USD per server and 4000 USD…)

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