IBM Announces New Software Strategy to Simplify Supercomputing16 December 2005
IBM today announced an innovative software
strategy in supercomputing, allowing customers to leverage its leading file
system across mixed-vendor systems, dramatically simplifying the management
of vast stores of data created through high performance computing. Linux
Networx is the first hardware vendor under the strategy to license IBM's
General Parallel File System (GPFS) to help enable its customers to manage
seamless data pools in mixed vendor supercomputing environments.
Linux Networx will sell, tune and support IBM's GPFS solution at customer
data centers around the world as a tightly integrated element within its LS
Series of Linux Supersystems.
GPFS is an advanced file system for high performance computing clusters
that provides high-speed file access to applications executing on multiple
nodes of a Linux or AIX cluster. GPFS' scalability and performance are
designed to help meet the needs of data-intensive applications such as
engineering design, digital media, data mining, financial analysis, seismic
data processing and scientific research.
"As the popularity of Linux-based computing clustering grows, so does the
need for simplified and highly performing file management software that is
able to function across many hardware platforms," said David Turek, vice
president of Deep Computing at IBM. "Customers will welcome the ability to
use this leading file system across their data centers, in ways more
flexible than ever before."
Scientists at the forefront of supercomputing have used GPFS to create a
scalable parallel file system that is capable of supporting hundreds of
terabytes of storage within a single highly reliable file system.
"GPFS provides excellent functionality and very scalable performance for
the data-intensive, analytical applications of today's high performance
computing environments -- helping us to change the very way that science
and engineering are conducted," said Bill Kramer, NERSC general manager and
head of High Performance Computing at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory. "Now that GPFS is available on multiple vendors' systems, NERSC
was able to implement a global file system across mixed architectures,
enabling our users to be much more productive."
IBM continues its GPFS development efforts to maintain and extend its
leadership in terms of feature/function, scaling, performance, and
reliability to serve growing customer needs for robust cluster/parallel
file systems.
IBM has several initiatives created to encourage GPFS support on all
hardware platforms, including non-IBM hardware. IBM is offering access to
GPFS source code to eligible clients, who may choose to adapt GPFS to other
platforms and share their work with other licensees, further promoting
collaboration and innovation in file systems. By providing access to the
source code for GPFS, IBM is continuing its commitment to building the
robust ecosystem of products that partners have come to expect when working
with IBM.
About Linux Networx
At Linux Networx, Linux Supercomputing is our only business. We focus
exclusively on solving our customer's supercomputing challenges, blending
technology innovation with real-world expertise. Our Linux supercomputers
accelerate computational endeavors for more than 150 customers. Our
commitment to customer success has led to record revenue growth, powering
us to market leadership as The Linux Supercomputing Company.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of
leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across
IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services,
solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take
full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about
IBM, visit www.ibm.com.
Contact:
Kevin Acocella
IBM Corporation
646-598-5551
kma@us.ibm.com
SOURCE: IBM
Source: marketwire
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