Taking transactional or analytical applications “to the extreme”, that is supporting millions of people rather than thousands has either required one huge system or finding a way to synchronize the work of hundreds or, perhaps, thousands of machines. Although the folks who work with high performance computing have developed tools for this type of configuration, they often weren’t useful for those who are working with established transactional applications.
Creating Extreme Systems – An RNA Networks Customer Profile
March 11, 2009