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Originally Posted by ducasi Soft grid? In the context, sounds like a map grid that can be moved around? |
I asked, and apparently...(what appear to me to be the key facts picked out from much longer answer)
"Softgrid is the generic name for a bunch of servers that rather than just hold data like your servers over in
the exciting and sexy department actually hold the applications as well. *snip*
The advantage is that PCs don't need to be upgraded and really old machines can be used to run modern software. It also makes administration a lot easier because there is only ever one copy of an application.
The problem with it is that for really demanding applications like ArcGIS or AutoCad, Softgrid can't handle the processing demand. So instead the software can either be installed locally on the machine, as it is on your machines or there is a half way house called 'Sequencing'." (detailed explanation of that followed).
But I expect you all knew that!