Intel Joins Hands With Academia For Cloud Computing Research
Intel (previous CloudAve coverage), the chipmaker with increasing focus on cloud computing, yesterday announced a $30M investment in research on the future of cloud and embedded computing. As a part of this investment, Intel will set up two Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTC) at Carnege Mellon University, a leading research organization in the field of [...]
Should Scientists Use Microsoft’s Free Cloud Services Offerings?
Image via Wikipedia I am a strong proponent of using cloud computing for scientific research. Some of my posts on the topic are listed below. LHC Computing Grid and the New Era of Scientific Computing Cloud Computing and Science – Mathematica Embraces Cloud Computing Cloud Computing and Science – MATLAB on Clouds Amazon Tries to [...]
Cloud Computing For Geosciences – Call To University Students
Indiana University has called upon students studying in US universities to participate in an upcoming workshop titled “Cloud Computing and Collaborative Technologies in the Geosciences“. This workshop offers an opportunities for students to understand how cloud computing can be tapped in academia, in general, and Geosciences, in particular. This is a great opportunity for young [...]
The World Does Not Revolve Around VCs – Entrepreneurs May Just Know a Few Things Better
I’m sitting at TiEcon 2009 and reading the Do Web Entrepreneurs Still Need Venture Capitalists? debate on TechMeme. There’s no short answer to it, my two cent is that a lot has changed, especially in software there is a lot you can build and market today without major investment, and if you can pull it [...]
Scientists And Cloud Computing – Part 2
Image via Wikipedia This is the second post in the series on how scientists could use Cloud Computing to their advantage. In this post, I will list out some examples where scientists had taken advantage of the scale and flexibility offered by the Clouds in their research. ALICE HEP Experiment at CERN: A group of scientists working at CERN on [...]
Scientists And Cloud Computing – Part 1
Again and again in this space, I have pushed the idea of scientific community tapping into Cloud Computing for their academic research. I have argued that it will save tons of money and time for the scientists. Of late, we are hearing many success stories about scientists and other academics tapping into the Clouds for their research. In this [...]
Do We Need A National Computing Cloud?
Image via Wikipedia Recently, William Hurley, on his Infoworld blog, wrote an open letter to President Obama asking him to create a government funded National Computing Cloud. I propose you create a government-funded computing cloud for use by all colleges and universities. Such a resource would level the academic playing field. Researchers toiling at thousands [...]
