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Computing Requirements for STA 633

  • Laptop with Unix shell
    • Running Linux or BSD natively
    • Running Linux or BSD in an emulator (e.g. Virtual Box)
    • Mac OS X
  • Introduction to cloud computing on AWS
    • AWS Free Usage Tier (no cost)
  • AWS GPU instances
    • $0.650 per Hour
    • $437 per student (assuming 28 days usage)
  • AWS EMR instances
    • 5 node m1.medium cluster per student at $0.109 per node per hour
    • $183 per student (assuming 14 days usage)
  • AWS S3 storage and data transfer
    • $10 per student

Total cost per student

  • $630

Possible offsets

  • Education grant from AWS of $100 credit per student

Alternative options for GPU resources

  • Use BDGrid - this requires partnership with Tom Milledge to work out kinks in BDGrid setup.