Why blade pcs are good for grid

The advantage of using blade pcs is that they provide a duality in purpose.  During the day 7-7, I can have the trader using them, getting the performance they need without complaints of warm legs etc, at night I can add them to my datasynapse grid, have low cost grid engines for up to 10hrs a day, with a pre-defined reboot at say 5am ready for the trader to log in and start work.

The beauty is that you’re already paying for the blades as desktops, therefore adding them to your grid need only be a license cost, and the loading of the grid application, activities that can be done out of hours, minimizing disruption to the end user. Indeed with the ClearCube dual processor, dual core Xeons or the HP workstation blades, you can get powerful grid engines, which will be great for your trader during the day, yet just as effective as grid engines overnight.

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