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- Virtual server up time (not specifically CPU time) – $0.10 EC2 Compute Unit/hr
- Local IO (to 'disk')
- Network IO – $0.17/GB
Worse case scenario, pay off-the-shelve price for single CPU virtual servers, transfer all data to/from SLAC:
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- Make more efficient use of resources (e.g. use
- Use multi-CPU machines which give better price
- Store intermediate data at Amazon instead of transfering all back to SLAC
- Wait for competition to drive down price
- Run cloud software at SLAC (e.g Eucalyptus)
- Get it for free from Amazon.
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Amazon EC2 does not by itself provide a batch system. Need to set up something on top of pure cloud.:
