 | Okay, so what I have discovered is that like Rob Englander said in the JavaOne 2007 General Session - Sun Grid Compute Utility is offering 200 free hours to get started into grid computing. You can sign up here. (you can find it on the right sidebar) Better yet, I have found a nice introduction to grid computing via the Sun Utility Compute Grid plugin and | tutorial. There is a nice tutorial, Getting Started, which provides you with the resources you need, how to get and install the plugin, configuring your connection to the Sun Grid, adding the Sun Grid Access window, logging in and how to write your first application. You are shown how to write your first application that will take advantage of the Sun Grid. The tutorial shows you how to work with resources, jobs and runs. There is also a nice guide, Sun Grid Compute Utility - Developers Guide, which provides a very nice overview of developer services. Check out the main developer sites at Sun Grid Compute Utility @ sun.com and http://www.network.com. The site has a number of additional tools, such as Blender, eHiTS and freeFEM. What is very cool is that this is not just offered in the US - it is offered internationally. In addition to the United States, the Network.com utility offering is now available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. |
