quad-core Xeon processor and 32 gigabytes of main memory.

Perhaps a bit of perspective is necessary here.

one thousand and twenty four megabytes equals one gigabyte—and 1,024 gigabytes equals one terabyte. or 1,048,576 megabytes equals one terabyte.

More processing and storage capacity than the human mind can visualize.

“it’s like going from a Volkswagen to a Porsche,” said retired Air Force Colonel Michael b. Perini, executive director of NisssC.

Visually, these blade servers are not as impressive as a Cray computer or the enormous oil-cooled computers inside Cheyenne Mountain.

below An emphasis on cyber security standards has been made due to the sensitive information now frequently attached to the Internet–information vulnerable to hackers viruses and worms.

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