[Swift-devel] swift-on-ec2

[Kate Keahey]

Ah, yes, the next thing they will allow people to bid... ;-).

Tim Freeman wrote:

> 
> That's not entirely true at this particular point in time:
> 
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130832-c,webservices/article.html
> 
> "We hate being capacity-constrained," Bezos said. "It's not the right way to
> run a business. We are trying to get ourselves in a position with EC2 where we
> will be demand-constrained instead of capacity-constrained."
> 
> 
>> ... this could have implications on the 
>> resource allocation and management policies that govern when it makes 
>> sense to get more resources and when not to.
> 
> Right now for example, we're programming a little feature into the workspace-EC2
> gateway that limits the amount of money an entity can spend :-) 
> 
> Tim 

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Kate Keahey,
Mathematics & CS Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Computation Institute, University of Chicago