Interesting article about cloud computing

[anejo]

Some of you may have already read this. The second to last paragraph is what caught my attention.

 

http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/amazon-launches-new-ec2-gpu-instances-for-high-performance-3d-graphics-in-the-cloud/

[RyderSK]

It is interesting, esp. with Otoy's streaming tech, so something might become available quite soon (maybe even some cloud based Octane version ? akin to Lagoa, not that it's something for everyone, def. not me, but it's interesting concept). Until then, it means nothing for end users like us. How long will take Autodesk to use it somehow, just debatable.

 

I've read that Otoy's streams are extremely fluent, to a point you might not even notice the 3dsMax (or whatever else) is not running on your computer. Power on demand, fluently outsourced environment in native app (something for which external renderers like Lagoa or even regular non-cloud like Maxwell/Indigo/etc... anything that is not FULLY integrated within Max don't interest me, I want full integration, nothing less) is something that's pretty interesting, and if working solution is provided within year, I would not hesitate to jump in and try it simply because it will bridge render farms and working environment without any need to switch between apps/upload whatsoever). I already have 250/250mbit connection so internet being problem is long gone and being small studio I don't have much to fear about security, which I doubt will be such problem (it's not Adobe after all..heh). Only the price is...something to see. The listed price at Amazon again, don't mean anything for end users unless you can setup everything by yourself (which might be legally problematic with Autodesk, not to say such virtualization would doubtfully be easy, not that people didn't do it with Amazon, I've seen quite few "home-setup" render farms using EC, but from what I've seen, it was neither that cheap not powerful, but the numbers are quite different now)

Edited November 6, 2013 by RyderSK