Solving a problem with multiple computers or computers made up of multiple processors. It is an umbrella term for a variety of architectures, including symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), clusters of SMP systems, massively parallel processors (MPPs) and grid computing. See SMP, MPP, pipeline processing, array processor, vector processor, hypercube and grid computing.
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- News items 2008-08-28
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- Blog posts 2008-08-27
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- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails
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- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- DataSynapse survey claims HPC leading IT initiative
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- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit
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- Blog posts 2008-08-26
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- Blog posts 2008-08-26
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- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- An argument about switching costs
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- Blog posts 2008-08-25
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- Blog posts 2008-08-25
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- Blog posts 2008-08-25
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-24
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Build your own cloud with open source
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
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- Blog posts 2008-08-22
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