Help me build a powerful data cruncher for a few thousand dollars.

Re:Help me build a powerful data cruncher for a few thousand... by zach on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @01:53AM (#71458)

Lucky for you, Amazon EC2 announced their "extra large" instances just recently with 1.7TB of storage. EC2 and a TB of data on S3 may be a pain to set up, but it has so many advantages that it's a huge win. I would at least take that as the presumptive choice which other options are weighed against.

I know a lot of people will line up to beat the drum for Amazon Web Services but it really is one of the most fantastic resources for startups since Linux.

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Re:Help me build a powerful data cruncher for a few thousand... by ceesai on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @05:46PM (#71831)

I wasn't aware of the recent upgrade and unlimited beta, thanks. This will indeed be an option I'll weigh seriously; I do not foresee sudden spikes in my usage patterns so I am not sure if it EC2 is also economical for steady and constant crunching. I'll check the numbers on this...

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