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What is life? Follow the bits

What is life? Follow the bits | Complex Insight  - Understanding our world | Scoop.it

The debate over the definition of life is getting messier and messier, but one of the pioneers on the biochemical frontier is suggesting a method to tell whether scientists are actually looking at a new form of life - measuring the number of bits of information required for the life form to replicate and evolve. Good article - learn more...

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: Asgard: Web-based Cloud Management and Deployment

: Asgard: Web-based Cloud Management and Deployment | Complex Insight  - Understanding our world | Scoop.it

For the past several years Netflix developers have been using self-service tools to build and deploy hundreds of applications and services to the Amazon cloud. One of those tools is Asgard, a web interface for application deployments and cloud management.
Asgard is named for the home of the Norse god of thunder and lightning, because Asgard is where Netflix developers go to control the clouds. I’m happy to announce that Asgard has now been open sourced on github and is available for download and use by anyone. All you’ll need is an Amazon Web Services account. Like other open source Netflix projects, Asgard is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.Click n the image or the title to learn more.

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As seen through my eyes: HPCC with Ubuntu Server and Ensemble

As seen through my eyes: HPCC with Ubuntu Server and Ensemble | Complex Insight  - Understanding our world | Scoop.it

If you (or are planning to) use HPCC for large scale data processing then Juan Negron has a great post on configuring an ubuntu cluster with HPCC using JuJu. He walks you through creating the JuJu charm and deplozing the cluster. if large scale data processing is your thing then its worth a read. Click on the image or title to learn more. 

 

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