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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. Selling off CPU time... by ZzzzSleep · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How long will it be until botnet operators start up a similar service? Or am I out of date and they have already done this? Anyway kudos to Sun for offering this service.

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  2. POVRay by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I wonder how long it would take for someone to port the POVRay engine to Sun's grid? At $1 per CPU/hour, this could be a boon for amatuer 3D graphics designers and the Internet Ray Tracing competitors. Use low res renders during testing, then pay Sun $25 to get your high quality result back in 20 minutes rather than the next day. Could be a lot of fun. :-)

    Can anyone think of other good uses for the average (or not so average) home user? Perhaps new image compression formats that rely on Sun's Grid to get the best compression/quality tradeoffs through brute-force power?

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  3. FYI: Non USians need not apply. by Angostura · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're not having you modelling your nukes on our servers thankyouverymuch.

  4. A bug could be costly by DrDitto · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I use grid computing for simulations. If I were charged for CPU-hours, you can bet I would be more careful about debugging. I've wasted thousands of CPU hours because of bugs, or sloppy configuration, in my simulator generating incorrect results. One bug was an infinite loop that resulted in 100 CPUs spinning for a week before I noticed!

  5. Greetings Professor Falken... by boldtbanan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if I can play games on Sun's system. Perhaps a nice game of chess? Or maybe Global Thermonuclear War?