Building Applications

• How to build a fault tolerant, scalable applications?
  • vs. traditional scientific "grand challenge" applications?
  • The models used will drive the lower layers
• Method 1 :SMPs + DBs + mirroring
  • Classic apps, e-bay, e-trade ...
• Method 2: Build from scratch on a cluster
  • Inktomi, Porcupine, NOW-sort
• Build from scratch on an SMP?

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