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A Medium-Scale Distributed System for Computer Science Research: Infrastructure for the Long Term.

The Dutch Advanced School for Computing and Imaging has built five generations of a 200-node distributed system over nearly two decades while remaining aligned with the shifting computer science research agenda. The system has supported years of award-winning research, underlining the benefits of in...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 54 - 64
Main Authors: Bal, Henri, Epema, Dick, de Laat, Cees, van Nieuwpoort, Rob, Romein, John, Seinstra, Frank, Snoek, Cees, Wijshoff, Harry
Format: Article
Published: IEEE May2016
Subjects:
Computer science
Investments
Distributed computing
Electronic data processing
Computer networks
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Summary:The Dutch Advanced School for Computing and Imaging has built five generations of a 200-node distributed system over nearly two decades while remaining aligned with the shifting computer science research agenda. The system has supported years of award-winning research, underlining the benefits of investing in a smaller-scale, tailored design.