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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Oh I understand the difference, but I thought I'd take this opportunity to bash MS.<BR>
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But, since MS's cloud runs off of MS Azure and MS Server 2008, I would bet the excel functionality would be possible.<BR>
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Steve Crusan<BR>
System Administrator<BR>
Center for Research Computing<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org on behalf of Prentice Bisbal<BR>
Sent: Thu 4/7/2011 11:05 AM<BR>
Cc: Beowulf Mailing List<BR>
Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Microsoft "cloud" commercials.<BR>
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"Cluster" != "Cloud"<BR>
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The Cloud, by definition requires the Internet. Clusters do not. In<BR>
fact, I bet the NSA can show you many clusters that are not connect to<BR>
the Internet at all.<BR>
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While I'm at it, "Grid" != ("Cluster" || "Cloud") either!<BR>
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On 04/07/2011 10:49 AM, Crusan, Steve wrote:<BR>
> Windows HPC Server 2008 also has a builtin feature for an end user to<BR>
> submit excel docs to a windows cluster to do intense timesheet and<BR>
> office supplies calculations...<BR>
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> ----------------------<BR>
> Steve Crusan<BR>
> System Administrator<BR>
> Center for Research Computing<BR>
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> -----Original Message-----<BR>
> From: beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org on behalf of Prentice Bisbal<BR>
> Sent: Thu 4/7/2011 10:21 AM<BR>
> To: Beowulf Mailing List<BR>
> Subject: [Beowulf] Microsoft "cloud" commercials.<BR>
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> Is anyone else as annoyed by the Microsoft "cloud" commercials as I am?<BR>
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> In all these commercials, the protagonists say "to the cloud" for their<BR>
> solution, but then when they show them using Microsoft Windows to access<BR>
> "the cloud", they're not using the cloud at all.<BR>
><BR>
> In fact, in one commercial, the one where the wife/mother is fixing the<BR>
> family portrait, she's using a photoshop-like program on her own<BR>
> desktop, not even the Internet is needed.<BR>
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> Not only do they use the term "cloud" incorrectly, they don't even show<BR>
> how using Microsoft products give you and advantage for using "the cloud"<BR>
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> AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGH!<BR>
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> Okay. Venting over. Whew! I feel better already.<BR>
><BR>
> --<BR>
> Prentice<BR>
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