[Linux-cluster] OFF TOPIC: cloud computing

[Brett Cave]

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 7:24 PM, ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> First sorry for the off topic but I´m sure you know a lot about the concept
> cloud computing.
>
> While I have been learning about clustering (with the help of this list..)
> I have read about using clusters for cloud computing.
>
> I´m totally newbie about that concept, so I want to ask you what you have
> to say about it, is it real? is an abstract concept and it´s not going to be
> interesting at all?
>

It is real, have a look at MPI for development of cloud computing (MPI CH as
an implementation). Its used for message passing to queue out components of
a job to various nodes.  We implemented sorting using this library last year
that allocated tasks on a per-core basis across multiple servers.


> what do you think?
>
> by the way, any web, book, magazine, article or any thing to profundice in
> this concept
>
> greetings
>
> ESG
>
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