High Performance Cluster Computing: Architectures and Systems, Vol. 1

High Performance Cluster Computing: Architectures and Systems, Vol. 1, 1/e

Rajkumar Buyya, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Published May, 1999 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

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Distributed Systems-Computer Science

A comprehensive guide to state-of-the art clusters technology for professionals and graduate-level CS students. Covers hardware as well as software issues, including topics such as: active messages and lightweight protocols, message passing systems. Cluster computers can deliver better performance than traditional mainframes and super computers at a much lower hardware cost.