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Introduction--Ali R. Butt and Dilma Da Silva
Pages 3-4

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... Currently, these simulations and applications, which require significant investment in the acquisition and maintenance of system infrastructure, are used only by seasoned computer scientists. Cloud computing promises to lower the entry barrier and allow for the easy integration of knowledge gained from scientific observation and for predictions of future responses or outcomes.
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... describes the environmental and energy implications of using hundreds of thousands of computing nodes at a central location. He also discusses how building architecture and software design can be done in ways that reduce the carbon footprint of the supporting cloud infrastructure.
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