When I was doing presales, the vast majority of our small to middle size
procurements were for a three years duration.
sometimes, the maintenance was extended for one year, but the cluster was
generally replaced after three years.
I can understand the fastest clusters might last longer (5 years
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 6:06 AM, Gilles Gouaillardet <
gilles.gouaillar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Durga,
>
> currently, the average life expectancy of a cluster is 3 years.
>
By average life expectancy, do you mean the average time to upgrade? DOE
supercomputers usually run for 5-6 years, and some
+1 on what Gilles says. 10 years is too lengthy of a horizon to guarantee
knowledge in the fast-moving tech sector. All you can do is make good
estimates based on your requirements and budget today (and what you can
estimate over the next few years).
> On Mar 21, 2016, at 6:06 AM, Gilles
Durga,
currently, the average life expectancy of a cluster is 3 years.
si if you have to architect a cluster out of off the shelf components, I
would recommend
you take the "best" components available today or to be released in a
very near future.
so many things can happen in 10 years, so I can
Hello all
I don't mean this to be a political conversation, but more of a research
type.
>From what I have been observing, some of the interconnects that had very
good technological features as well as popularity in the past have
basically gone down the history book and some others, with
