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number of cores or threads.
Revenue
This sets the prices for potential users of the engine. The meaning of the individual
parameters is described in another part of this Help file.
Private Users / Ignored Users
This adds users who you would like to allow to take part in your private analyses.
If you tick the box Only priv a t e use rs c a n se e t his e ngine only the users named here
can see the engine that is being offered.
It is also possible to prevent certain users from using the engine. To do this you have
to tick the box Ac t iv a t e ignore list .
Notes for the providers of public engines
When you first start to use Engine Cloud you should charge a very low amount for the
booking fee. This will assure that as many users as possible will try out your hardware/
software combination. You will definitely receive ducats for providing a cloud engine
when users decide to use the engine for a fixed price. In our opinion the first attempts
at offereing a Cloud Engine should be used to build up a good reputation among users,
who will then go on to make big analyses with the engines.
The server identifies the engine by the user name, the engine name and the hardware
key. The system calculates the average speed and sums up the positive ratings for
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