Comments on: Computer Vision in the Elastic Compute Cloud http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/ Listening for the pitter-patter of tiny metal feet. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:26:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Milan http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Milan Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:40:48 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/#comment-478 I would only need to use it once in a while, mostly to get through firewalls. My Oxford terminal server account played the role perfectly, before it was cruelly disconnected. I would only need to use it once in a while, mostly to get through firewalls.

My Oxford terminal server account played the role perfectly, before it was cruelly disconnected.

]]> By: mark http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-469 mark Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:09:43 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/#comment-469 You can use it for anything, more or less. Any web hosting company will give you a shell account on a shared Unix machine for much less. Amazon is almost $900 a year if you leave the machine running 24/7. What's really different is that you get sole use of the machine, and it's very easy to get a machine or bank of machines for a few hours at a time. It's great if your computing needs are "bursty". You can use it for anything, more or less.

Any web hosting company will give you a shell account on a shared Unix machine for much less. Amazon is almost $900 a year if you leave the machine running 24/7.

What’s really different is that you get sole use of the machine, and it’s very easy to get a machine or bank of machines for a few hours at a time. It’s great if your computing needs are “bursty”.

]]> By: Milan http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Milan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:53:43 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/11/11/computer-vision-in-the-elastic-compute-cloud/#comment-467 Is this system exclusively for those needing more processing power, or can it be used as a terminal server, as well? It would be useful for me to be able to access a virtual desktop through an encrypted channel. Is this system exclusively for those needing more processing power, or can it be used as a terminal server, as well?

It would be useful for me to be able to access a virtual desktop through an encrypted channel.

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