MSCS vs. NLB: Evaluating the pros and cons
Microsoft Windows' two main clustering technologies, the Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) and network load balancing (NLB), provide high availability solutions, but they're aimed at mitigating different problems.
Cost, advancing tools foster Linux clustering choice
When Jehangir Athwal and his colleagues wanted a system to do the heavy lifting at their bioscience software company, they were interested in a supercomputer system.
Linux firm promises low-cost clusters
French Linux distributor MandrakeSoft announced the release of a version of the open-source operating system that it says is optimised for creating low-budget supercomputers.
Win2K clusters cut headaches, licensing fees
Moving network services from server to server can be a major administrative headache, particularly when clients go looking for resources at the old server's address.
Tap desktop processing power
Large enterprises often have massive computational needs without a matching budget. Find out how a distributed system using open source Condor can harness the processing power of idle desktops.
Distributed computing goes corporate
Distributed computing, with its recent high-profile successes in the scientific community, is enjoying a revival of corporate interest as businesses and software vendors look to cash in on the aggregated processing power of all those desktop PCs and servers already running on the network.
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