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High Performance Grid and Cluster Computing Industry Trends

As computing power requirements and the amount of data increase, organizations continue to be faced with the challenge of satisfying business needs on the data within business usable timeframes. In the past, there was only one choice, process on a server. If more processing was needed, it was time to...

Tags: High-performance, SAS Institute, Server, Distributed Computing, Grid, Cluster Computing, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-02-27

Deploying 10GigE Network for High Performance Clusters

Cluster computing has become one of the most popular platforms for high-performance computing today. Like traditional parallel computing systems, the I/O subsystems of clusters may form a bottleneck that affects overall system performance. An efficient way to alleviate the I/O bottleneck is to deploy a high performance file system that...

Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Network, File System, I/O, High-performance, Cluster Computing, Leadership, Management

White papers 2009-01-19

SLA-Based Resource Allocation in Cluster Computing Systems

Resource allocation is a fundamental but challenging problem due to the complexity of cluster computing systems. In enterprise service computing, resource allocation is often associated with a Service Level Agreement SLA which is a set of quality of services and a price agreed between a customer and a service provider....

Tags: SLA, Resource Allocation, E-business Application, Service Provider, Allocation, Cluster Computing, Service Level Management, Business Services, Enterprise Software, It Operations, It service Management, Software

White papers 2007-12-21

Network Performance Model for TCP/IP Based Cluster Computing

A new communication model, called the PlogPT model, is proposed to predict communication performance in a commodity cluster where computing nodes communicate using TCP/IP. This model extends the PlogP model in order to consider the variation of bandwidth brought about by bottleneck links in network switches and the delay of...

Tags: Networking Switch, Network, Model, Cluster Computing, University Of Tokyo, Tcp/Ip, Research & Development, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Business Operations

White papers 2007-08-03

Cluster Computing: High-Performance, High-Availability, and High-Throughput Processing on a Network of Computers

This paper discusses the motivation for cluster computing as well as the technologies available for building cluster systems. The emphasis placed for using commodity-based hardware and software components to achieve high performance, availability, and scalability means that cluster computing is a more cost-effective platform compared to traditional high performance platforms....

Tags: Network, University Of Melbourne, High-performance, Cluster Computing, Computer, Leadership, Management

White papers 2006-10-24

Component-Based Digital Library Scalability Using Cluster Computing

Most institutions make use of Digital Library systems DL to deal with the information they use. DL systems allow them to provide information management services, including the ability to search through and browse the information they have made available. The current architecture of the systems however, does not scale well...

Tags: Information Management, Scalability, Digital Library, Cluster Computing, University Of Cape Town, Strategy, Management

White papers 2006-10-02

Maestro-VC: On-Demand Secure Cluster Computing Using Virtualization

On-demand computing is the name given to technology which enables an infrastructure where computing cycles are treated as a commodity, and where such a commodity can be accessed upon request. In this way the goals of on-demand computing overlap with and are similar to those of Grid computing: both enable...

Tags: University Of Illinois, On-demand, Grid Computing, Cluster Computing, On-demand Computing, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Virtualization, It service Management, Hardware

White papers 2006-02-23

Trends in Cluster Computing

Do you have options when implementing cluster solutions? What kinds of challenges might you experience with different approaches to clusters? How might clusters evolve over the next five years? These are just a few of the important questions addressed in this issue of SGI Technology Insight, "Trends in Cluster...

Tags: Cluster Computing, Programming

Case studies 2005-08-12

Beyond Swarm Intelligence: The UltraSwarm

This paper explores the idea that it may be possible to combine two ideas - UAV flocking, and wireless cluster computing - in a single system, the UltraSwarm. The possible advantages of such a system are considered, and solutions to some of the technical problems are identified. Initial work on...

Tags: IEEE, Cluster Computing

White papers 2005-05-04

Streamlining Beowulf Cluster Deployment With NPACI Rocks

For high-performance parallel-processing applications, Beowulf clusters that comprise industry-standard, two-processor and four processor servers can be a cost-effective alternative to symmetric multiprocessing computer systems and supercomputers. This paper discusses NPACI Rocks, an open source cluster computing software stack that can be used to improve the deployment, management, and maintenance of...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Open Source, Cluster Computing

White papers 2005-02-01

Cluster Computing: A Review of Cluster Characteristics across Several Leading Vendors

The cluster systems covered differ in style and architecture from the basic systems which comprise the nodes of the cluster as well as the manner in which the nodes participate in the cluster system as a whole. Cluster operation is fundamental to VMS, unlike most systems which consist of a...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Cluster Computing, Cluster Operation, Benefits, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Software

White papers

The Future of Cluster Computing

Without a sustainable computing strategy, can today's commodity High-Performance Computing ("HPC") clusters take advantage of future hardware developments? How are technical markets driving high-end innovation? What are the keys to a sustainable design strategy? These are just a few of the important questions addressed in the white paper, "The...

Tags: Hardware, Cluster Computing, Strategy, Management

White papers

Scalable Cluster Computing With MOSIX for LINUX

Mosix is a software tool for supporting cluster computing. It consists of kernel-level, adaptive resource sharing algorithms that are geared for high performance, overhead-free scalability and ease-of-use of a scalable computing cluster. The core of the Mosix technology is the capability of multiple workstations and servers nodes to work cooperatively...

Tags: Node, Cluster Computing, MOSIX, Linux, Engineering, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

White papers

Cluster Computing With Single Thread Space

To achieve Single System Image SSI for cluster computing is a challenging task since SSI is a form of complete transparency that requires the integration and unification of all types of resources in a cluster. This paper proposes a new Java computing platform with the concept of Single Thread Space,...

Tags: Cluster Computing, Thread, University Of Hong Kong

White papers

Additional Resources

Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing

Researchers believe some work can be managed with lower expense and lower power consumption using a cluster of servers built with lower-end processors and flash memory than with a general-purpose server. Mainstream servers are growing increasingly brawny with multicore processors and tremendous memory capacity, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon...

Tags: Researcher, Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Wimpy nodes, Google, Intel, NetApp, netbooks, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-10-19

Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists

Yeah, they have been saying this same thing for years....and everytime, they find a way to make computers even faster. I don't think that they will EVER reach a limit for computer power. Not ever.FacinatingI always knew there would be a wall somewhere, but what will be needed with that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Would you buy a personal supercomputer (for $8K)?

I would buy one if I were...a research company crushing data, a graphics design films or static,... There are other candidates, not preciselly niche-players.I understand this goes against curent cluster computing, but it must make sense in some cases.O.o personal...sure >.> NTntOne Question?Can it play Doom?RenderingDepending on the video specs...

Tags: Memory, Processors, supercomputer

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Would you buy a personal supercomputer (for $8K)?

Silicon Graphics International today unveiled a "personal supercomputer," called the Octane III, with a price tag that starts at $7.995. For some reason - and maybe it's just me - I just can't seem to figure out who the target customer is for this machine. I think...

Tags: Supercomputer, High-performance, Silicon Graphics Inc., Leadership, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Young man yells at cloud

Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...

Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Edubuntu followup

A number of readers posed both thoughts and questions related to my Wednesday post, "The state of Edubuntu...Thoughts?" While the expected "Why the hell would you use *nix anyway?" sorts of questions were thrown in for good measure, many readers had solid recommendations based on experience while others had...

Tags: Linux, Thin Client, Edubuntu, Thin Client Setup, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-06