Exadata in your laptop !

Kinda trailblazer, first-of-its-kind, whatever you choose to call.
Gokhan Atil is THE MAN !

http://www.gokhanatil.com/2012/01/is-it-possible-to-build-exadata.html

DIY

Jason Arneil's blog posting is the latest knock.
http://jarneil.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/building-an-exadata-compute-node-usb-imaging-drive/

Vishal Gupta's is also helpful:
http://blog.vishalgupta.com/2011/10/23/exadata-storage-compute-node-remote-reimaging/
http://blog.vishalgupta.com/2011/10/15/oracle-exadata-documentation/



All reminds of a  proverb in Tamil:
ஞாயிறை கை மறைப்பார் இல்

Translated, it means, you cannot cover the sun using your.hands.