IBM goes grid
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Greg Lindahl lindahl at conservativecomputer.comFri Aug 3 08:55:56 PDT 2001
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On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 09:46:51AM -0500, Jared Hodge wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the grid starting as a > supercomputing center initiative? Not a spare CPU cycle harvester like > SETI at home, but a way of processing batch jobs on combined supercomputing > platforms. Globus started that way, but quickly became more capable. Condor started as a spare CPU cycle harvester, long before SETI at home, and now is much more capable. Legion was always all things to all people. > I'm sure beowulfs at larger centers will be included, > but I imagine it will be a long, long time before general desktop > machines on the internet get added (if ever). Several years ago, actually. Condor has always run that way, Legion's development network has always had desktops in it. 2 years ago Globus wasn't run that way, but I don't know what direction they've headed since. greg
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