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It's kind of like the SETI project... for those of you that don't know
what this is, it's a project where NASA has images that need to be
analyzed, but don't have the computing power to do it all in a
reasonable time. So they created a system where they distribute the
processing of the images over n workstations, each running a separate
part of the process.
The main problem with this (which I noticed at my university where every
single unix workstation had the SETI app running), was the fact that it
slowed the machine down (they didn't use the nice command to only use
idle time).
The question related to all these Grid apps is how they are going to distribute the priorities for the jobs being done. If a general manager needs something ASAP, then do all we lesser mortals have to suffer?
Oh well ... food for thought.
-----Original Message-----
DENNIS WILLIAMS
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:50 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Oracle has announced 10 will be "10g for grid". Many of us have been
baffled
by what grid is, will it be useful in the real world, etc. Here is a
short
article on a practical grid application (non Oracle)
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5106230.html
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
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