NCSU's Virtual Computing Lab: A Cloud Computing Solution.

The article focuses on the Virtual Computing Laboratory (VCL) of the North Carolina State University (NCSU). It states that the university's experience with its high-performance computing (HPC) resource based on a Linux cluster platform led to the development of the VCL. Advantages of the VCL includ...

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Publicado en:	Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 94 - 98
Autores principales:	Schaffer, Henry E., Averitt, Samuel F., Holt, Marc I., Peeler, Aaron, Sills, Eric D., Vouk, Mladen A.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	IEEE Jul2009
Materias:	North Carolina State University Computer integrated manufacturing systems Intelligent agents Control theory (Engineering) North Carolina
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Sumario:	The article focuses on the Virtual Computing Laboratory (VCL) of the North Carolina State University (NCSU). It states that the university's experience with its high-performance computing (HPC) resource based on a Linux cluster platform led to the development of the VCL. Advantages of the VCL include economy of scale and operation, ease of access and usability and automation. An increase in the number of VCL users is reported.