Some Comments about Parallel and Distributed Computing
Some Comments about Parallel and Distributed Computing
Why use Distributed Computing Techniques ?
- Expense of buying, maintaining and using traditional MPP systems.
- Rapid increase in commodity processor performance.
- Commodity networking technology (ATM/FCS/SCI) of greater than 200 Mbps at present with expected Gbps performance in the very near future.
- The pervasive nature of workstations in academia and industry.
- Price/Performance of using existing hardware/software.