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Sun Grid Compute Utility

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-generation-of-data-farmers dept.

jbltgz writes "The Register is reporting that the long awaited Sun Grid Compute Utility has been opened to the public. Now you can run your CPU intensive jobs on a grid of AMD Opteron-based Sun Hardware for $1 per CPU per hour for a fraction of cost, in a fraction of the time."

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  1. Maybe it's like razors by PIPBoy3000 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The CPU is cheap, but you'll be paying an arm and a leg for "extras" like disk storage and memory.

    Want a printout of your results? That's $100 per page . . .