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Flattening Out The Linux Cluster Learning Curve

Posted by michael on from the stomp-stomp dept.

editingwhiz writes "IT Manager's Journal has a good look at a forthcoming book, The Linux Enterprise Cluster, that explains in clear, concise language how to build a Linux enterprise cluster using open source tools. Writer Elizabeth Ferranini interviews author Karl Kopper in a Q&A. Is this more complicated than it appears to be? (IT Manager's Journal is part of OSTG.)"

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  1. This is the kind of book we need... by Amiga+Lover · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now it's not just geeks, but also IT Managers who can imagine a beowulf cluster!

    1. Re:This is the kind of book we need... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      now just imagine a beowulf cluster of beowulf clusters...

  2. Re:don't you mean... by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 4, Funny

    They were having problems with too many people learning how to cluster linux. Mentions in various forums about "imagine a Beowulf cluster of these" had reached epidemic proportions so they decided something had to be done.

    Thanks to this book the learning curve has been flattened down to something more appreciable and amenable to those who have complained about the problem. The curve has been flattened far enough that it takes two years to learn that clustering "will likely require more than one computer to operate correctly" (Chapter 403 pg. 8729). I count this as a big win for society.

    Ignore the anonymous coward who replied before me.

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  3. Unless... by freezin+fat+guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    They flatten it vertically. Wohoo! Zero investment, complete knowledge!