Ansys Student in the Cloud
Cloud Computing * ? Cloud computing is all the rage now for good reason. It is tempting to own a low cost computer and remote-desktop to a supercomputer. One could, in theory, run Ansys on Chromebook with internet connection by connecting to a Cloud Computing Providers Virtual Machine. I took a quick look and have the following to report. Setting Up Windows Virtual Machine (VM) : Quick Start Google Compute: YouTube Micosoft Azure: YouTube1 & YouTube2 Patience is key. After starting up the Virtual Machine for the first time, one has to wait a bit (15 minutes?) before the virtual machine really starts for one to remote login. I fiddled around with the "source IP ranges", setting it to 0.0.0.0 and even my own IP address. It was unclear if that was useful or waiting alone did the trick. Once logged in, one has to override the strict security set by the Internet Explorer to allow download of the free Ansys Student . Finally, remember to Shut Down from...