tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898949683610477251.post8179153698514682004..comments2008-04-14T20:43:07.755+01:00Comments on Tom White: Turn off the lights when you're not using them, pl...Tom Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418758537880869494noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898949683610477251.post-84056760884908340162008-04-04T20:28:00.000+01:002008-04-04T20:28:00.000+01:00The utility computing model does rely on virtualiz...The utility computing model does rely on virtualization to deliver its goodness, and virtualization is by its indirection somewhat wasteful. This indirection is one of the reasons that parallel applications common in aerospace and automotive can't really find a cost effective environment at Amazon. If your application demands efficiency to differentiate then resource control (computes, memory, bandwidth, and latency) are more important. If you have a very loose computation were latency doesn't matter much, then utility computing is wonderful and the virtualization really helps reduce cost by only accruing when used.Theowww.stillwater-sc.comnoreply@blogger.com