Multi-core processors have changed the conventional hardware structure and require a rethinking of system scheduling and resource management to utilize them efficiently. However, ...
This paper studies five real-world data intensive workflow applications in the fields of natural language processing, astronomy image analysis, and web data analysis. Data intensiv...
Large-scale systems like BlueGene/L are susceptible to a number of software and hardware failures that can affect system performance. Periodic application checkpointing is a commo...
The low cost and wide availability of networks of workstations have made them an attractive solution for high performance computing. However, while a network of workstations may be...
Clusters of workstations have emerged as an important platform for building cost-effective, scalable, and highlyavailable computers. Although many hardware solutions are available...
Eitan Frachtenberg, Fabrizio Petrini, Juan Fern&aa...