There's a debate raging at the moment over whether clustering or SMP is the way to go. The e360 has the interconnection built into the memory controller so that you can add or detract CPU's and build either a cluster or SMP on a daily basis.
This will prove a boost because, if adopted, the choice of standard becomes mandatory for all UK government departments that deliver their public services online. It's unlikely the big players in the market such as Oracle and Siebel will be too...
Livermore already announced a 962-machine Linux computer, and its 1,152-computer Multiprogrammatic Capability Cluster ranks seventh on the November 2003 ranking of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers.
The same IBM Power machine now can run Linux, IBM's AIX version of Unix and the iSeries operating system, i5/OS. One machine in a cluster can fill in for another that's taken down for equipment failure or an upgrade, for example.
These giant leaps are becoming common in the supercomputing world thanks to clustering. The cluster was substantially upgraded since the last test. The Computational Research Laboratories - a subsidiary of the Tata conglomerate, India - installed a...
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has used analytics software from KXEN and analysis expertise from Accenture to market productions to its audiences more effectively.silicon.com Retail & Leisure The company used the analytics software to segment...