The Real Cost of a CPU Hour.

The article presents a modeling tool that lets firms compare the cost of leasing CPU time through cloud computing services with that of acquiring an information-technology service cluster. Cloud computing services are available from a number of vendors including Amazon.com and Google Inc. at a quote...

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Publicado en:Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 35 - 42
Autor principal: Walker, Edward
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: IEEE Apr2009
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