On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 4:13 AM, zhang jianfeng <zjf...@gmail.com> wrote: > seems like I should pay for additional money, so why not configure a hadoop > cluster in EC2 by myself. This already have been automatic using script.
Personally, I'm excited about this. They're charging a tiny fraction above the standard EC2 rate. I like that the cluster shuts down automatically when the job completes -- you don't have to sit around and watch it. Yeah, you can automate that, but it's one more thing to think about. -Stuart
