Interesting article at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/18/amazon_cloud_sha_password_hack/
Their focus is the use of rented computer resources to crack passwords, etc. but the same principles could also apply to, for example, running large tests of computer go programs. See also http://www.openstack.org/ - an effort to make cloud services open-source, so anybody can roll out a cloud and make it available to the public. Could cloud computing become today's version of the ISP boom? What would you do if you could rent lots of computer power for pennies per hour? Terry McIntyre <[email protected]> Unix/Linux Systems Administration Taking time to do it right saves having to do it twice.
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