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Configuring Systems for High Bandwidth I/O Configuring Systems for
High Bandwidth I/O
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Find out how to configure systems to support the very high bandwidth I/O capabilities needed by data-intensive applications that have extreme performance requirements.
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Andy von Bechtolsheim, the keynote speaker at ISC'09, talks about his high tech career — and what contributed to his success — with Scientific American's German sister publication.
 
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NASA's enterprise cloud, called Nebula, is using the Sun Lustre file system as a key part of its cloud architecture.
 
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Sun and Univa will demo Grid Engine extended to a Cloud Computing environment plus host a Migration Workshop and happy hour.
 
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July 27 — San Francisco, CA
Attend this free lunch session hosted by Sun and Univa — topics include: DRM comparisons, core optimization, cloud computing, and migration project management.
 
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