In this video, Amazon Web Services demonstrates how you can build a cluster on their service in about 10 minutes. Simply amazing.
Video: Building an AWS Cluster in 10 Minutes
August 27, 2011 by 
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"Like the previous disruptions of clusters vs. monolithic systems or Linux vs. proprietary operating systems, cloud changes the status quo, takes us out of our comfort zone, and gives us a sense of lack of control. But the effect of price, the flexibility to dynamically change your system size and choose the best architecture for the job, the availability of applications, the ability to select system cost based on the needs of a particular workload, and the ability to provision and run immediately, will prove very attractive for HPC users." [Read More...]
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