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Re:Compute Engine machine types with up to 96 vCPUs and 624G... by neutronicus on Friday October 06, 2017 @09:29AM (#15416602)
Is this really a better solution than just getting hours on NERSC (or some other government supercomputer)?
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Re:Compute Engine machine types with up to 96 vCPUs and 624G... by tallanvor on Friday October 06, 2017 @12:03PM (#15417859)
Private companies want to do simulations as well, and with this type of solution, you can pretty much run them on demand rather than having to wait in line.
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Re:Compute Engine machine types with up to 96 vCPUs and 624G... by neutronicus on Friday October 06, 2017 @01:23PM (#15418503)
...I guess.

My advisor's company straddles the public / private divide, but we've definitely done some simulations for private clients on NERSC, and I assume we weren't misusing hours allocated for some other purpose.

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