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Supercomputer As a Service

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-your-own-base-pair-matching dept.

gubm writes "Nearly one and a half years after making a stunning entry into the global supercomputer list with Eka, ranked as the fourth-fastest supercomputer in the world, Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a Tata Sons' subsidiary, has succeeded in creating a new market for supercomputers — that of offering supercomputing power on rent to enterprises in India. For now, for want of a better word, let us call it 'Supercomputer as a Service.'"

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  1. Re:Or by bcmm · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do they pay you for your sig, and do you get more if you first post?

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  2. Re:Or by palegray.net · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Great job, mods. Let's take a post that's a completely on-topic reply to another poster's inquiry regarding the terminology at play here, and mod it as off-topic because you disagree with its implications.

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