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maajdl
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Hello,
I never tried any cloud solution, and I hardly know what it means.
Thanks to the CodeProject newsletter, I read this article comparing the performances of different cloud solutions:
http://www.infoworld.com/print/237169
from this reading, I guessed that the cloud might be used for number-crunching just as I usually do with my laptop. After all, that was obvious!
Now this raise this question:
How would cloud-based computing compare to laptop computing?
My own typical number-crunching hobbies are in the field of mathematical modeling and optimization.
I could program in C++, C#, java, R, and I am used to Excel as user interface.
I like to use Mathematica from time to time as well as SystemModeler.
I am almost sure that I could not do everything on the cloud.
But I would be interested to compare the cloud and laptop for different aspect like:
- availability of applications,
- availability of development tools,
- speed of number crunching applications,
- possibilities to share and/or distribute applications to others ,
- ...
Maybe I should first of all give it a try.
Anyway, thanks for your comments and suggestions,
Michel
I never tried any cloud solution, and I hardly know what it means.
Thanks to the CodeProject newsletter, I read this article comparing the performances of different cloud solutions:
http://www.infoworld.com/print/237169
from this reading, I guessed that the cloud might be used for number-crunching just as I usually do with my laptop. After all, that was obvious!
Now this raise this question:
How would cloud-based computing compare to laptop computing?
My own typical number-crunching hobbies are in the field of mathematical modeling and optimization.
I could program in C++, C#, java, R, and I am used to Excel as user interface.
I like to use Mathematica from time to time as well as SystemModeler.
I am almost sure that I could not do everything on the cloud.
But I would be interested to compare the cloud and laptop for different aspect like:
- availability of applications,
- availability of development tools,
- speed of number crunching applications,
- possibilities to share and/or distribute applications to others ,
- ...
Maybe I should first of all give it a try.
Anyway, thanks for your comments and suggestions,
Michel
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