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Comment Re:US Electrical system is better (Score 1) 1174

I do understand that the amperage is lower (half) for the same wattage. ... That's opposed to the 220V at 40A...

So lets get this straight, V*A=W American 110V*15A=1650W "European" 220V*40A=8800W Having lived in both Europe and the US the 220V systems generally has a 10/16A fuse giving 2200/3520W, 550/1870W more than the "standard" American one. Going above this one tends to install 3-phase systems running at 380V @ 24-60A in Europe or 208V @ 30-60A in the US depending on the specific need. Try to deploy a high-density rack (15kW) with 110V it's so much fun compared to a 220/380V system...

Comment Utilizing cell-phones as thin clients (Score 1) 220

I wrote this blog-post a while ago with the idea that the iPhone could be a potential thin client. Obviously there's no reason to limit it to one hardware manufacturer but I believe that enabling one to carry your personal data with you at all time and interface it through a server when visiting an office, working from home or any other location would be a great thing. http://garnser.blogspot.com/2009/07/iphone-next-potential-thin-client.html

Comment Re:Agreed (Score 1) 142

I agree with you to the point that we still fondle hardware way too much, I've recently been through evaluating new data-centers for HA hosting and the main requirement has been availability of local hands, this in combination with remote-KVM solutions like HP iLO is a killer, I don't believe that any healthy IT group should need engineers present in the colo.

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