(opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> uses Sho for high-performance statistics and math capabilities.<\/p>\nSho\u2019s creators say their work simply builds on what already has gone into tools such as IronPython, .NET, and Visual Studio.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really standing on the shoulders of giants,\u201d Platt says, \u201cSho wraps the work already done on a lot of great Microsoft tools.\u201d<\/p>\n
The general release of Sho will connect to both Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 and Windows Azure. Sho can be used with server clusters or as part of a Windows Azure account, in which case Sho will \u201ctalk\u201d directly to Azure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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