[Bioclusters] Informal Survey

[Timothy E. Miller]

On Thu, 2003-07-10 at 04:42, Karl Podesta wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:15:49PM -0400, Douglas Eadline wrote:
> > 
> > 1. Where do you find "howto" information on clusters
> >    (besides this list)
> > 
>      a) Google
> 
> > 2. If there were a subscription print/web magazine on clusters, what kind
> >    of coverage would you want?
> > 
>      a) howto information
>      b) new products
>      c) case studies
>      d) benchmarks
> 
> :)
> Most local people I know would want as much as they can get for
> their buck/pound/euro. 

Well, since that accidentally went public, I'll add that "most bang
for least currency" should also take into account people/management 
resource costs as well as simple hardware costs.

Saving US$10k on hardware only to require having to hire an extra
full-time person to continually manage the poor quality gear is *NOT*
a bargain by any stretch of the imagination.


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