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Message-ID: <3A822319EB35174CA3714066D590DCD504AF76BB@usrymx25.merck.com>
Date: 2004-01-29T13:42:19Z
From: Liaw, Andy
Subject: Running R remotely in Windows Environment?

I would also give my votes to Linux.  That's essentially the main function
of our Linux boxes, and some of the boxes are `RAM loaded'.  We just use VNC
to connect from the Windoze desktop to the Linux boxes.  We can mount the
Windows shared drives on the Linux boxes for file sharing.  One of my former
interns ran all her R sessions from a Windows shared drive on a Linux box.

Andy

> From: Jim Porzak
> 
> We are considering setting up a fast, RAM loaded machine as 
> an "R-server" 
> to handle the big problems not suitable for individual 
> desktops and, also, 
> to process ad hoc analysis requests via our portal. We are 
> 99% a Windows 
> shop, so first choice is a windows server. We'll use (D)COM 
> for the portal 
> interface and understand that.
> 
> What has me stumped is how to easily interface individual 
> analyst's Windows 
> desktops to the R-server. I haven't seen anything in the 
> archives, but I 
> can't imagine this hasn't been done. What am I missing?
> 
> TIA!
> 
> Jim Porzak
> Director of Analytics
> Loyalty Matrix, Inc.
> www.LoyaltyMatrix.com


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