When I was doing presales, the vast majority of our small to middle size
procurements were for a three years duration.
sometimes, the maintenance was extended for one year, but the cluster was
generally replaced after three years.
I can understand the fastest clusters might last longer (5 years for
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 6:06 AM, Gilles Gouaillardet <
gilles.gouaillar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Durga,
>
> currently, the average life expectancy of a cluster is 3 years.
>
By average life expectancy, do you mean the average time to upgrade? DOE
supercomputers usually run for 5-6 years, and some
+1 on what Gilles says. 10 years is too lengthy of a horizon to guarantee
knowledge in the fast-moving tech sector. All you can do is make good
estimates based on your requirements and budget today (and what you can
estimate over the next few years).
> On Mar 21, 2016, at 6:06 AM, Gilles Gou
Durga,
currently, the average life expectancy of a cluster is 3 years.
si if you have to architect a cluster out of off the shelf components, I
would recommend
you take the "best" components available today or to be released in a
very near future.
so many things can happen in 10 years, so I can on
