Gridget > John vs. Jonathan? Digipede Outshines Sun
[West Coast Grid] Analysis finds hidden costs in Sun platform, while competing Digipede offering shinesNow, I'm not sure that the Digipede Network is really a competing offering--after all, Sun Grid lets you rent distributed computing on Solaris boxes by the CPU hour, while the Digipede Network lets you use your own Windows machines (without any hourly charges).
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Sun Microsystems: Software Solaris 10 StarOffice Storage Sun Grid (via Cosmos)
Jon's Radio: When you see how quickly a distributed job can burn through CPU hours, you start to get a feeling for how this might make business sense. Although any Solaris program can run on the grid, the Compute Server project provides Java classes and NetBeans plugins that simplify the process of writing and running distributable Java programs. (via Cosmos)
[Expert Texture] CRN Reviews Digipede again: The article also specifically supports my earlier point. The reviewing engineers gave up after spending five hours trying to get something to work on Sun Grid. On the Digipede Network, it took approximately 1/2 hour. In the reviewer’s words:
West Coast Grid: Digipede Network (via Cosmos)
Expert Texture » My blogroll: TheDigipede Network has been chosen as a finalist for the 2006 Codie Awards. Thanks, SIIA judges! (via Cosmos)
West Coast Grid: Of course, not everyone programs in Java, so that solution isn't for everyone. I love the qualifications, though, because they apply perfectly to theDigipede Network. (via Cosmos)
Expert Texture: I spent some time last week looking at what it will take to move my product, theDigipede Network, from WSE2 to WSE3. The motivation to move to WSE3 is the many performance improvements; (via Cosmos)
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