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Supercomputing: Raw Power vs. Massive Storage

Posted by Hemos on from the changing-the-playing-field dept.

securitas writes "The NY Times reports that a pair of Microsoft researchers are challenging the federal policy on funding supercomputers. Gordon Bell and Jim Gray argue that the money would be better spent on massive storage instead of ultra-fast computers because they believe today's supercomputing centers will be tomorrow's superdata centers. They advocate building cheap Linux-based Beowulf clusters (PCs in parallel) instead of supercomputers." NYTimes free reg blah blah.

3 of 346 comments (clear)

  1. Another name for P2P? by jhines · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Lots of data, in a networked array of systems.

    Sounds familar, and the RIAA and MPAA's worst fears.

  2. Re:Microsoft recommending Linux Beowolf cluster? by john82 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Would someone please mod up parent as "insightful" and "informative".

  3. Re:Ny Times free reg?! by kesuki · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Buffy fans will want to use this link
    partner=SARAHMICHELLEGELLER
    Thanks NYT!!!

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