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Direct linkCornforth, David; Atkinson, John; Spennemann, Dirk H. R. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: Many researchers require access to computer facilities beyond those offered by desktop workstations. Traditionally, these are offered either through partnerships, to share the cost of supercomputing facilities, or through purpose-built cluster facilities. However, funds are not always available to satisfy either of these options, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Feasibility Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Workstations
Kehagias, Dimitris; Grivas, Michael; Mamalis, Basilis; Pantziou, Grammati – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of a non-expensive dynamic computing resource, consisting of a Beowulf class cluster and a NoW, as an educational and research infrastructure. Design/methodology/approach: Clusters, built using commodity-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware components and free, or commonly used, software, provide…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Systems Development, Computer System Design, Computer Networks
