The Network Is The Computer
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"The Network Is The Computer" is a famous Sun Microsystems slogan encapsulating the vision that computing power and resources are fundamentally distributed across interconnected networks rather than confined to individual machines.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advertising tagline
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marketing slogan → slogan → technology slogan → |
| associatedWith |
Sun Microsystems
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| capturesConcept |
computation not confined to a single machine
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computing resources distributed across networks → interconnected systems acting as one computer → |
| describes |
client-server computing paradigm
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distributed computing vision → network as primary computing resource → network-centric computing → |
| emphasizes |
importance of network connectivity
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integration of hardware, software, and network → remote services over local processing → shared computing resources → |
| hasTheme |
resource sharing across the network
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transparent access to remote resources → ubiquitous network access → |
| influenced |
later cloud computing narratives
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perception of the Internet as a computing platform → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
association with Sun Microsystems brand identity
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early articulation of network-centric computing → influence on thinking about cloud and web services → |
| relatedTo |
Internet computing
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Sun Microsystems servers → Sun Microsystems workstations → cloud computing → distributed systems → grid computing → network computing → |
| usedBy |
Sun Microsystems
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| usedInContext |
Internet-era computing
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enterprise computing → technology marketing → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sun Microsystems
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slogan |