Amazon just released GPU cluster rentals by the hour. It allows custom mathematical and scientific applications to run much fast than on intel CPUs. Its not necessarily very useful for general business or web applications, but it does show both how committed amazon is to scalability, and that there is an increasing number of solutions out there. http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2010/11/15/announcing-cluster-gpu-instances-for-amazon-ec2/
This is fairly consumer oriented, but gives a broad overview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeYPsmSMONs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeYPsmSMONs
I just came across this youtube clip, and I figured not everyone would be sure what a cloud consultant is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIrroq5sV84
The best thing about cloud backup is there are heaps of choices. The hardest thing is to work out which is best for you. My experience is : 1. know what you are trying to achieve 2. have 1 clear purpose If its cross purpose, then 1 aim will be met well, and the other […]
As always our bandwidth is expensive here in Oz. Peering networks (Pipenetworks) is one way to keep local prices down. I saw retail bandwidth pricing to around $150/mbit per month. So as expected the prices are coming down.