IBM Platform Computing – Ready to Run Clusters in the Cloud
by staff from High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC on (#4Q99)
Demands by users that are running applications in the scientific, technical, financial or research areas can easily outstrip the capabilities of in-house clusters of servers. IT departments have to anticipate compute and storage needs for their most demanding users, which can lead to extra spending on both CAPEX and OPEX once the workload changes.