Table 2 Cost structure used to estimate cost rate for local compute cluster CPUs
From: Translational bioinformatics in the cloud: an affordable alternative
Category | Cost year 1 | Cost year 2 | Cost year 3 | Total cost over 3 years | Average cost per year | Average cost per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hardware and support | $56,667 | $56,667 | $56,667 | $170,000 | $56,667 | Â |
Software licensing | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $15,000 | $5,000 | Â |
Server hosting | $23,424 | $25,766 | $28,343 | $77,533 | $25,844 | Â |
Personnel | $43,500 | $45,675 | $47,959 | $137,134 | $45,711 | Â |
Entire cluster | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | $15.21 |
Per CPU @240 CPUs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | $0.06 |