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version="5.0"
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xml:id="compute_focus">
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<title>Compute focused</title>
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<para>A compute-focused cloud is a specialized subset of the general purpose
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OpenStack cloud architecture. Unlike the general purpose OpenStack
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architecture, which is built to host a wide variety of workloads and
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applications and does not heavily tax any particular computing aspect,
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a compute-focused cloud is built and designed specifically to support
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compute intensive workloads. As such, the design must be specifically
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tailored to support hosting compute intensive workloads. Compute intensive
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workloads may be CPU intensive, RAM intensive, or both. However, they are
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not typically storage intensive or network intensive. Compute-focused
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workloads may include the following use cases:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>High performance computing (HPC)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Big data analytics using Hadoop or other distributed data
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stores</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Signal processing for network function virtualization (NFV)</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Based on the use case requirements, such clouds might need to provide
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additional services such as a virtual machine disk library, file or object
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storage, firewalls, load balancers, IP addresses, and network connectivity
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in the form of overlays or virtual local area networks (VLANs). A
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compute-focused OpenStack cloud will not typically use raw block storage
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services since the applications hosted on a compute-focused OpenStack
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cloud generally do not need persistent block storage.</para>
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<xi:include href="compute_focus/section_tech_considerations_compute_focus.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="compute_focus/section_operational_considerations_compute_focus.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="compute_focus/section_architecture_compute_focus.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="compute_focus/section_prescriptive_examples_compute_focus.xml"/>
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</chapter>
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