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Foil 54 Features of Distributed Systems: The Problems

From MetaComputing -- MRA Meeting Part I:Concepts and Issues Tutorial for CRPC MRA Meeting at Cornell -- May 7 1996. by Mark Baker, Geoffrey Fox


1 General
  • - Load balancing
2 The net result is that there is not a universally used or mandated environment with which to implement, manage and run a Metacomputer at this time.
3 At present there are only relatively small integrated local systems. These are customised for local circumstances and conditions.
4 To create the infrastructure for a Metacomputer you would Ideally like to call-up your local computer vendor and buy a package that does everything that you want!

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