Cloud Computing, grid and utility computing

MUST READ Learning Guide: Grid computing LEARNING GUIDE - This learning guide puts all grid computing related news, advice, whitepapers, and other resources at your fingertips. High performance computing fast guide GUIDE - In this guide to implementing high performance computing (HPC), find news, tips and advice on data center applications for supercomputing. PNNL seeks supercomputer to battle radioactive plume ARTICLE - Pacific Northwest National Labs is replacing its four-year-old supercomputer. Its replacement will be used to tackle environmental remediation and sustainable energy. Does the mainframe play a role in grid computing? TIP - A grid computing effort that includes the mainframe can focus on improving grid robustness and introducing mission-critical applications to the grid.

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	Inside data center site selection criteria SearchDataCenter.com | 07 Dec 2009 ARTICLE - A Jones Lang LaSalle exec gives the lowdown on data center site selection criteria, trends in data center colocation and more in this interview.

	Taser's Cisco UCS-based data center project too big to fail SearchDataCenter.com | 04 Dec 2009 ARTICLE - Using Cisco's Unified Computing System, a stun gun company that outfits law enforcement has morphed into a cloud computing-based IT service provider.

	The hidden costs of scale-out supercomputing SearchDataCenter.com | 18 Nov 2009 ARTICLE - Since the mid-1990s, supercomputer users have moved from scale-up big-box servers to scale-out clusters. But some say beware the hidden costs.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 14

	Five fallacies of cloud computing 23 Nov 2009 TIP - Will cloud computing replace the need for data centers? One expert discusses why the cloud can't serve all organization's needs and why it won't take over the entire IT industry.

	Novell SLES Mono Extension could put Windows on mainframe, in cloud 29 Sep 2009 TIP - The Novell SLES Mono Extension enables simple porting of Windows apps to the mainframe, which could allow cloud providers to cost-effectively run customers' apps on the mainframe.

	Linux clusters vs. grids Submitted By: SearchEnterpriseLinux.com | 09 Apr 2007 TIP - Can Linux clusters outperform grid computing? Expert Ken Milberg compares them -- covering Beowulf, HPC, Linux Virtual Server -- and chooses a winner.

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	Liquid Web opens 'cloud'-enabling data center SearchDataCenter.com | 12 Nov 2009 VIDEO - A Web hoster will run Storm, it own cloud computing platform. at its new data center in Michigan. Storm will compete with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and other offerings.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 5

	High performance computing fast guide SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Jun 2007 GUIDE - In this guide to implementing high performance computing (HPC), find news, tips and advice on data center applications for supercomputing.

	A grid glossary: Top 30 terms SearchDataCenter.com | 15 Mar 2006 GLOSSARY - This page puts the top 30 grid-related terms into one easy glossary.

	Learning Guide: Grid computing SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Mar 2006 LEARNING GUIDE - This learning guide puts all grid computing related news, advice, whitepapers, and other resources at your fingertips.

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	Cloud computing 101, part 2 Published by: SearchCloudComputing.com | 13 Aug 2009 PODCAST - Learn about the advantages provided by cloud computing in part two of our podcast with Jeff Kaplan, managing director at THINKstrategies Inc. (SearchCloudComputing.com)

	Cloud computing 101 Published by: SearchCloudComputing.com | 31 Jul 2009 PODCAST - Get a basic overview of the pressures shaping cloud computing in this podcast with Jeff Kaplan, managing director at THINKstrategies Inc. (SearchCloudComputing.com)

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 12

	unified computing system (UCS) 31 Aug 2009 WORD - What is unified computing system (UCS)? A unified computing system (UCS) is a data center architecture that integrates computing, networking and storage resources to increase efficiency and enable centralized management. ...

	IBM Roadrunner 19 Nov 2007 WORD - Roadrunner is the fastest supercomputer in the world. IBM developed Roadrunner for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The system cost $100 million to develop. When Roadrunner debuted in June 2008, it was ...

	Linpack benchmark 28 Nov 2005 WORD - The Linpack benchmark is a method of measuring the floating point rate of execution of a computer by running a program that solves a system of linear equations. Linpack was originally developed by Jack Dongarra to give ...

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