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Supercomputer helps cut drug research time

Case Study Ashton said the synchrotron produces 80Mb of data per second when running at its peak, meaning grid computing is sometimes required to cope with the data. Scientists are making the most of supercomputing technology to carry out research that could...

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[18 Sep 2007]

Staffordshire councils save millions by joining forces

Case Study We have a place 17 miles away and we're even connected on a different power grid. Ten local government agencies in Staffordshire have teamed up to share their IT services in a bid to cut costs. The councils, known as Staffordshire Connects (SC...

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[04 May 2006]

Bank builds grid out of idle PCs

Case Study French bank BNP Paribas is saving money by connecting idle desktop PCs into a giant grid to boost its computing capability. The price of the [grid software] licence is quite cheap compared to the cost of buying [more] computers.

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[31 Jan 2006]