If you went the "bare metal" approach, you would have a complete machine all to yourself. The bare metal approach is not "multi tenant", meaning that nobody else but you has access to the machine, it is not a shared resource. 100% of all cores and all CPU cache is yours and yours alone.
You can create and save a server "image" which is a byte for byte reproduction of a configured machine, including operating system, registry entries and installed software (e.g. a licensed copy of AB). Any time you wanted to use the machine, you would "launch" a new server based on your saved image. Once launched (about 5 minutes) the machine is yours to use. When done, you shut down the machine and stop paying for it. The machines themselves typically have gigabit internet connections to the outside world. Remote access by you to the machine varies by vendor, some use VNC others use remote desktop. If that is sufficient for your needs, then it would be a viable alternative. I don't do real time trading, so can't answer that. Mike --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidharth...@...> wrote: > > But Mike, that would never be realistic for time critical real time usage > such as day trading for example...? > > --- In [email protected], "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote: > > > > There are many cloud offerings, ranging from infrastructure as a service > > (IaaS) including bare metal rentals, platform as a service (PaaS) and > > software as a service (SaaS). > > > > Amazon spans the IaaS/PaaS space, and are not the only (nor even the most > > cost effective) player in that space. > > > > AmiBroker will run happily on the equipment of any IaaS vendor. However, > > AmiBroker licensing restrictions still apply: > > > > "It is however NOT allowed to use single license to RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY on > > MULTIPLE machines connected via network, like for example running > > optimization on many machines in parallel. For that you must purchase > > license for every machine you are using simultaneously." > > > > http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2008/07/05/single-license-use-on-multiple-computers/ > > > > Mike > > > > --- In [email protected], "michaels_musings" <michaels_musings@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidhartha70@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi TJ, > > > > > > > > I am considering building myself a new computer system. > > > > > > Hi TJ/Rob, > > > > > > Has anyone used AB on an Amazon cloud? > > > ( http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ ) > > > > > > Not trying to jack the thread, but, the 3-5K for your new system might be > > > better off in Amazon rentals? (Windows/High-CPU Medium ~$0.29 per hour? > > > ~$510 per year = 7hours*5days*50weeks) > > > > > > Anyone used AB on a cloud for Optimizations? > > > > > > Best, > > > Michael > > > > > >
