LinkedIn will be the first social networking company to go public except for China-based Renren, which went out earlier this month, so it will set a publicbenchmark for the entire category.
Because the commercial sector constantly innovates, DOE labs and centers should continue to benchmark their computing cost against public clouds to ensure they are providing a competitive service.
Of course, Le says he's going to take the company public within a few years, ideally internationally so he can benchmark with the best in the business globally.
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