Supercomputing: Raw Power vs. Massive Storage 346
securitas writes "The NY Times reports that a pair of Microsoft researchers are challenging the federal policy on funding supercomputers. Gordon Bell and Jim Gray argue that the money would be better spent on massive storage instead of ultra-fast computers because they believe today's supercomputing centers will be tomorrow's superdata centers. They advocate building cheap Linux-based Beowulf clusters (PCs in parallel) instead of supercomputers." NYTimes free reg blah blah.
Microsoft recommending Linux Beowolf cluster? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm Sorry... (Score:5, Funny)
My calendar says June 2nd. What does yours say?
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They are so FIRED!!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Peanut clusters... (Score:5, Funny)
obligatory Beowulf meme (Score:3, Funny)
Man, I'd like to see a... um... damn.
MS recommending Linux? (Score:1, Funny)
Hrm (Score:5, Funny)
New York Times?
MSFT'ers recommending Linux?
I thought they fired that reporter who was making things up
Re:Shocked! SHOCKED, I tell you! (Score:1, Funny)
Must be why they bought that license from SCO.
Re:Ny Times free reg?! (Score:5, Funny)
Heh, even with the Google hack.
Re:Partner = Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They are so FIRED!!!!!! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Partner = Slashdot (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Microsoft recommending Linux Beowolf cluster? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:This isn't all sweetness and light (Score:1, Funny)
"Error: illegal_collection_of_data.txt file not found. Abort, Retry, Fail??"
Re:Partner = Slashdot (Score:3, Funny)
We know you do, Anonymous Coward, we know you do.
huh? (Score:3, Funny)
"They advocate building cheap Linux-based Beowulf clusters..."
come on guys...June 2nd, not April 1st.
Emergency auxiliary meme (Score:3, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, clusters Beowulf you!
Re:Microsoft recommending Linux Beowolf cluster? (Score:3, Funny)