Click here to receive your FREE subscription to Campus Technology
News
Red Hat and Platform Computing Team on Grid Solution
11/20/2007
Red Hat recently announced an agreement with Platform Computing to support high-performance computing (HPC) solutions.
HPC is a form of distributed computing where multiple processors are linked together to act as a single system. This type of system uses an array of commercial-grade processors to create a system that has processing speeds comparable with today's fastest supercomputers.
The HPC solution uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux to integrate with Platform Computing's Open Cluster Stack. End users of the system have a range of tools for deploying and maintaining an HPC cluster in various work environments, from small-to-medium business to enterprise. The HPC stack is designed for deployment at each node in the cluster. The stack includes:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system;
- Device drivers/cluster interconnect support;
- Cluster installer;
- Resource monitor; and
- Platform Computing's Lava-based job scheduler (instead of the typical Cron scheduler).
As part of the package, Red Hat provides 24x7 support for all components, reducing the time and expertise necessary to set up and optimize the HPC cluster.
The agreement between Red Hat and Platform opens new markets in the HPC space by lowering costs for customers, according to Songnian Zhou, Platform Computing's CEO.
"Platform is excited to partner with Red Hat to reach new markets for HPC solutions,..." Zhou said in a prepared statement. "This agreement supports Platform's strategy to enable organizations to improve time to results and reduce computing costs when deploying cluster and grid software solutions."
Will Kraft is a Web designer, technical consultant, and freelance writer. His website is Pagewizard Web Design. You can contact Will at will@pagewizardwebdesign.com.
Cite this Site
copy text (above) for proper citation
Recommended Reading
- Sun, Stanford Working To Archive History
In May in San Francisco, experts from leading universities, libraries, and research institutions around the world met as part of an ongoing effort to address a pressing issue: archiving the world's history, right up to today.
- The Quilt Coalition Rolls Out XO Communications for High-Capacity Network Services
The Quilt, a coalition of 28 regional network organizations, has added XO Communications Services to its authorized vendor list. The Quilt represents 200 universities and thousands of other educational institutions across the United States. With this new relationship, Quilt members can purchase XO's high-speed IP transit and network transport services at competitive rates.
- Wimba Classroom 5.2 Expands Classroom Capture Support, Adds MP3 Downloads
At the NECC 2008 conference in Texas this week, Wimba launched a new version of Wimba Classroom, the virtual classroom component of the company's Collaboration Suite. The new 5.2 release expands options for classroom capture and adds a variety of other functional and ease of use features.
- Automation Chimera: Education Is Not Management
The lure of automating workflow online so human intervention is minimized is continually reinforced in the minds of higher education administrators by examples of automated campus systems such as financials, student information systems, and other enterprise systems. But what's good for management is not always good for learning.
- Cognos Releases BI Software for Linux-based IBM System z Mainframe
Cognos, which IBM acquired in January, has released an update to its business intelligence software that will run on the Linux operating system on IBM System z mainframes. IBM Cognos 8 BI was being developed by the two companies prior to the acquisition, but assimilation of Cognos into IBM accelerated development.
- Facebook and Collegiality: A Serendipitous Social Niche
Facebook is a way to greet a colleague as if she or he is on your own campus: a wave at a distance, a hello at the corner burrito place, a honk as you both leave the campus parking lot. Informal collegiality has been extended over the miles.
