InfoWorld: Becker on Linux, Clustering, Grid | Linux Today

InfoWorld: Becker on Linux, Clustering, Grid

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 13, 2005

“More work needs to be done on Linux at the operating system
level, grids will have limited appeal, and there will be a mass
movement to embrace clustering software among organizations large
and small. These were some of the conclusions and predictions of
Don Becker, cofounder of the Beowulf clustering project and a
significant contributor to the Linux kernel, as he attended the
LinuxWorld show in San Francisco this week

“Becker is the founder and chief scientist of Linux clustering
vendor Scyld Software, a subsidiary of Linux workstation and server
vendor Penguin Computing Inc…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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