Commodity Grid Computing with Amazon's S3 and EC2

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Abstract:

Amazon.com recently introduced two new storage and computing services that might fundamentally change the way that we provision equipment for both e-commerce and high-performance computing. I learned about these services a few days after I had started looking for quotes to purchase a multiblade server with 10-20 TB of storage to further my own research in computer forensics. Rather than moving ahead with that purchase, I decided to evaluate whether or not I could use Amazons offering for this real-world problem. My conclusion is that Amazons offering is good enough for my research and will probably save me tens of thousands of dollars, but the system isnt yet ready for hosting serious e-commerce customers.

Author(s):
Garfinkel, Simson L.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Published in Login, p7-13, Feb 2007. The original document contains color images. All DTIC reproductions will be in black and white.
Pagination:
0008

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NPS-CS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6.4.2_Protect Data and Networks; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS, *COST EFFECTIVENESS, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE, ELECTRONIC SECURITY, COMPUTER ACCESS CONTROL, METADATA, REPRINTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Computer Systems
Keyword(s):
COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE, DISTRIBUTED HASH TABLES, BUCKET NAMES, HOSTING SERVICES
Report Date:
2007 Feb 01
Creation Date:
2008 Sep 30