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suggestion - allow users to link cloud computing accounts to Q
Grant Kiehne
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There appears to be Q constipation over scaling up computing resources, due to the cost. Would it be feasible to allow each user to set up a cloud computing account (Amazon?), and then link it to Q? Then, the user could scale up at will, and get the bill (above whatever level Q would subsidize). It would also set Q up for the eventual day when some crackerjack hedge fund managers are worthy of a higher end platform; you could just pay their computing resource bills in exchange for their contributions. This might be a step in the right direction to attracting commercial business, as well. I'm guessing that at some level, there are smallish, start-upish financial outfits that would like to use the Q platform for R&D, proof-of-concept live trading, etc. (I gather that the community consensus is that Q is not yet ready for prime-time commercial use, scaling to the giga-dollars).

By linking the account, all of the billing would be handled by the cloud provider, so Q wouldn't have to take on all of this apparatus. It seems like it could be a natural progression of the platform, yes?

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John Fawcett

Quantopian has two principles for pricing:
1. All functionality will be available to everyone for free, with generous limits on data and computation.
2. People should be able to pay for additional data and computation.

We're as committed as ever to #1, and we're working on #2.

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