[glue-wg] Characterizing computing capacity in heterogeneous environment - the Amazon approach

[Gordon, JC (John)]

Pretty much what LHCb pilot jobs do. 

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> [mailto:glue-wg-bounces at ogf.org] On Behalf Of Laurence
> Sent: 30 January 2008 14:50
> To: Sergio Andreozzi
> Cc: glue-wg at ogf.org
> Subject: Re: [glue-wg] Characterizing computing capacity in 
> heterogeneous environment - the Amazon approach
> 
> hi Sergio,
> 
> I really like the concept of "Compute Unit". It is both 
> descriptive and ambiguous. :)  However, they don't address 
> the shared memory problem.
> 
> I also like the comment "to find out which instance will work 
> best for your application, the best thing to do is to launch 
> an instance and benchmark your own application."  This 
> suggests that we should give brief descriptions and if you 
> really want to know details you should submit a "probe".  I 
> think that this is very important to remember, we are 
> describing the resource but don't guarantee what is there and 
> should give only high level descriptions to "steer" 
> workflows. If you need to know something important which is 
> quite specific to your application, then you should always 
> run a test job to get the information that is important to you.
> 
> Laurence
> 
> 
> Sergio Andreozzi wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I suggest to give a look at the Amazon approach about the 
> > characterization of computing capacity that is provided in 
> heterogeneous 
> > an on-demand environment:
> >
> > 
> http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sc_fe_c_0_201590011_2?ie=UTF8&node
=370375011&no=201590011&me=A36L942TSJ2AJA
> >
> > Cheers, Sergio
> >
> >   
> 
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