“Linux moves from scientific clustering Beowulf systems to
commercial-use server clustering.“
“This year’s LinuxWorld Conference & Expo boasted a whole
new crop of clustering products. Commercial clustering solutions
are finally ready for harvest. No longer are we stuck in a relative
wilderness of Beowulf-only clustering — the focus of attention for
most academic institutions and scientific applications. Now,
high-availability, load-balancing opportunities prance about in
gleeful attempts to attract the most customers.”
“It is great to see a wide range of products focused on
clustering finally emerge in commercially supported systems. This
legitimizes the product, since companies that once hesitated
because of the lack of available support can now confidently accept
Linux-based clusters from small and large vendors alike.”
“The show’s events took place both on the exhibition floor and
in the session presentations. The exhibits were mostly manned by
salespeople, but I was able to find technical staff and product
managers to explain their products in detail, free of
sales-speak.”