Do those poe injectors go pop often? If you don't want to invest in a PoE switch (not worth it for that many ports) a PoE midspan can be useful, especially if its managed to remotely cycle things.
I know it is DOCSIS 3.0 but on the hardware side they are using 4/5 channels for downstream and only 2 upstream so presumably a symmetrical connection isn't actually possible in that configuration?
Don't get me started on their traffic management, use your full speed for more than an hour and...
I seen a lot of recent fiber patch panels that are ST or SC - ST are actually nice since they are fully secured - never seen a LC patch/device thats not a GBIC!
What are those other 3 expansion cards in the storage box? Some sort of APU? No idea what that dev board is but seems to have every connector under the sun!
You're over thinking the problem as far as I can tell, a real cluster would be beowulf (architectures need to match but not precise hardware afaik); but you're only really needing to offset processing?
Most 3d rendering software suites have a remote rendering feature which you can install on...
If there is compression (and uncompression) along the 10mbit line you could potentially see a performance increase, the 10mbit connection is probably not symmetrical however so you could see your upload filling up which will hamstring any downstream gains.
99% of statistics are made up on the spot (hoho) ... but really people tend to complain loudest on the internet when they have a problem; check any e-tailer and there will be someone who posted a 1 star review in a fit of rage because they are too dumb to use product x with y...
anyway those...
HP 1810-24g here, I have it mostly because its fanless but still has limited management features, doesn't seem like sound is a major concern for you tho?
They aren't an 'ISP' ... my comment is basically saying there is no chance in them dealing with you ... if they did it would cost loads or you would have to offer them peering to somewhere they don't already have .. etc.