Comments on: Is utilization the wrong thing to measure? http://insidehpc.com/2007/10/10/is-utilization-the-wrong-thing-to-measure/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Fri, 03 May 2013 04:44:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ilya Mirman http://insidehpc.com/2007/10/10/is-utilization-the-wrong-thing-to-measure/#comment-13422 Ilya Mirman Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:10:01 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2007/10/10/is-utilization-the-wrong-thing-to-measure/#comment-13422 David - interesting point. When it comes to measurement, we've seen a couple user segments, that tend to have very different trade-offs depending on what they're trying to do. They tend to have very different answers to this question: Which would you prefer: 1. The ability to run 5X faster than the desktop after 1 day of coding 2. The ability to run 25X faster than the desktop after 1 week of coding 3. The ability to run 125X faster than the desktop after 3 weeks of coding David – interesting point.

When it comes to measurement, we’ve seen a couple user segments, that tend to have very different trade-offs depending on what they’re trying to do. They tend to have very different answers to this question:

Which would you prefer:
1. The ability to run 5X faster than the desktop after 1 day of coding
2. The ability to run 25X faster than the desktop after 1 week of coding
3. The ability to run 125X faster than the desktop after 3 weeks of coding

]]> By: David Teszler http://insidehpc.com/2007/10/10/is-utilization-the-wrong-thing-to-measure/#comment-13146 David Teszler Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:30:58 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2007/10/10/is-utilization-the-wrong-thing-to-measure/#comment-13146 Know your audience. The good and bad of "grid" is how many concerns it can address. Beyond the parlor game HPC people play "What do you mean by Grid and Clusters", can we come up with a common prism / framework. My start. What's the balance of your priorities: 1. Utilization - CAPEX 2. Time to Solution - Business View 3. Automation - OPEX IT View 4. Flexibility to meet business need / Oppt Cost - App View 5. Application Performance - User View Know your audience. The good and bad of “grid” is how many concerns it can address. Beyond the parlor game HPC people play “What do you mean by Grid and Clusters”, can we come up with a common prism / framework.

My start. What’s the balance of your priorities:

1. Utilization – CAPEX
2. Time to Solution – Business View
3. Automation – OPEX IT View
4. Flexibility to meet business need / Oppt Cost – App View
5. Application Performance – User View

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