[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso for this link. ]
“This week’s release of the TOP500 supercomputing list
illustrates the breadth to which Linux is present in
compute-intensive environments. A Linux cluster built for the
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories in the United States ranked No. 3
on the list, for example.“Linux on Intel is a fine fit for high-performance computing
clusters because it is built on standards-based technology and
because of the cost effectiveness.“Dell, the market leader of Intel-based Linux clusters (43.9%
market share according to Framingham, Ma.-based International Data
Corp.) announced today a new PowerEdge server that supports Linux
and targets high-end computing requirements like advanced graphical
rendering in movie special effects, financial modeling and genomic
research…”