On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:12:06AM -0000, Xander Solis wrote (wyy sez): > Is there someone familiar with the cost of a > DEC Alpha Server as compared to the cost of > implementing a Linux cluster. Because someone > is arguing with me that a DEC Alpha is cheaper > than clustered computers. I said otherwise, > because I still think that clustered machines > are more cost effective. And also of it's > benefits, like load balancing and data > redundancy. And are DEC Alpha's available > locally? > i suggest you get Intel's or AMD's now. they beat the crap out of alphas in terms of raw flops. however, they still have a better arch. that makes it much much more scalable (CPUs per box - this technology is being using by Intel for its 64bit MPU line. hehehe.)
besides it really depends on what the application for the cluster is going to be. you might as well invest in the network interconnect as this is the main problem with cluster. also you can get dual/quad x86 boxes for the price of an alpha node. good luck! -------------------------------------- William Emmanuel S. Yu Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) email : wyy at admu dot edu dot ph web : http://CNG.ateneo.net/wyu/ phone : 63(2)4266001-4186 GPG : http://CNG.ateneo.net/wyu/wyy.pgp War spares not the brave, but the cowardly. -- Anacreon
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