Re: Information request/Amazon EC2

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Aug 20, 2009; 5:26pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Re-Information-request-Amazon-EC2-tp3475158p3480516.html

Douglas Roberts wrote:
> Interesting article about cloud computing on Slashdot today:
>
> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/20/0327205/Amazon-MS-Google-Clouds-Flop-In-Stress-Tests?art_pos=7
>
One nice thing about what Amazon does in contrast to most supercomputing
centers is to let you boot whatever kernel image you want.   That can be
important for diagnosing and fixing some kinds of problems.

I kind of doubt the commercial players pony up for the kind of
interconnects used on supercomputers though.  Maybe the NMCAC could
distinguish itself from the commercial players by providing users total
control over hardware, while also providing an interconnect that can
absorb stress?

Marcus


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