Cloud Computing?

[Owen Densmore]

Some of us are looking into "cloud computing" such as Amazon's EC2 and  
Google's App Engine.  Redfish, for example, is using GAE for a current  
project (along with Google Maps, btw).  Natch Wikipedia has an article:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

So I was wondering whether or not any other Friamers are using a cloud  
computing system?  Be nice to share experiences.

     -- Owen



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[glen ep ropella]

Thus spake Owen Densmore circa 10/19/2008 06:09 PM:
> So I was wondering whether or not any other Friamers are using a cloud
> computing system?  Be nice to share experiences.

As our cluster ages, we're considering using EC2 instead.  Particularly,
we'd probably start with an image like:

http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?categoryID=101&externalID=705

We'd have to add objective-c and a few other tools to the image, though.
 I haven't built up the steam to do the work, yet.... especially since
our cluster is now receiving more care and attention.  If any of you
have done this, I'd appreciate any pointers to make the work easier.

--
glen e. p. ropella, 971-219-3846, http://tempusdictum.com


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