DocumentCode
1294591
Title
Clusters of computers for commercial processing: the invisible architecture
Author
Pfister, Gregory F.
Author_Institution
IBM Corp., Austin, TX, USA
Volume
4
Issue
3
fYear
1996
Firstpage
12
Lastpage
14
Abstract
The paper discusses some of the reasons why clusters of computers are successful, particularly in the field of commercial processing. It considers three technical trends: fast performance; fast communications; and distributed programming tool implementation
Keywords
business data processing; local area networks; multiprocessing systems; parallel programming; performance evaluation; commercial processing; computer clusters; computer communications; computer performance; distributed programming tool; invisible architecture; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Costs; Hardware; Orbits; Parallel processing; Parallel programming; Planets; Transaction databases; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Applications, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1063-6552
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/88.532135
Filename
532135
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