The downsides of cluster computing are few in number, but they should still be considered before you start building a network.
A Big Investment
Because you always have one person in the office who wants to know what’s WRONG with cluster computing, you should probably look at the list of downsides before you present this idea to them.
The truth is that cluster computing can be a big investment for a company. When you’re looking to create a super computer network, you might be looking at an investment of anywhere from a few thousand dollars to much more when you’re a big company. If you’re not making money right now, the investment of cost might seem to be something that’s too ludicrous to bear.
A New Way of Working
Cluster computing encourages a new style of thinking – via direct communication. Instead of having to go through channels to have things done, you will be working on communicating over a database which links you directly. You will also find that you are able to do things more quickly, which can be a little different than your typical working style of get-it-done-as-slowly-as-possible-so-you-can-have-overtime. Your bosses are going to know you can be a lot more efficient.
No Going Back
Once you’re committed to the supercomputer system, you’re pretty much stuck with this system. You need to make sure that you’re going to use this system or else all that power and efficiency is just going to go to waste. And you’ll have to dust that huge computer system, which is also a pain in the behind.
Cluster computing truly does have more upsides than downsides, but only if you’re ready for it.