See SMP.
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- The SAS Scalable Performance Data Server - Controlling the Beast!
- Achieving maximum scalability in order to fully exploit symmetric multiprocessing and parallel I/O hardware has always been a challenge. The SAS Scalable Performance Data Server, a multi-threaded server, answers that challenge by using the capabilities of a Symmetric Multiprocessing SMP platform to provide scalable and high-performance data storage and access....
- White papers 2009-03-09
- Optimizing the Performance of IBM System x and BladeCenter Servers Using Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processors
- The Intel Xeon 5500 series processors are next-generation quad-core processors targeted at the two-socket server space and will be the common building block across a number of IBM platforms, including the IBM BladeCenter HS22 blade server, the 1U x3550 M2 and 2U x3650 M2 rack servers, and the IBM iDataPlex...
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Gemstone Gemfire Enterprise
- I had the opportunity to speak with Gemstone Systems' Richard Lamb, President, and Raj Kulkarni, COO, about Gemfire Enterprise. This product appears to take lessons from the grid computing world to expand levels of performance and scalability dramatically. They appeared to deal pretty well with my bad puns and I...
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- Installing and Running QNX Neutrino on an Embedded System
- This paper is a quick-start guide to the QNX Neutrino operating system, with special consideration given to VersaLogic products. It can help to familiarize new users with QNX and avoid some of the common pitfalls encountered during installation and operation. QNX Neutrino is the latest offering from QNX Software Systems,...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Music-Analysis Firm Affords Twice as Much Hardware Through Sun Startup Essentials
- MusicMetric helps companies in the music industry make faster, better-informed decisions by uncovering trends between musicians, releases, brands, and events. It needed to support the performance demands of varied applications, minimize costs and to provide for scalability and availability. Through the Sun Startup Essential program, MusicMetric purchased a mix of...
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Best Practices: Adoption of Symmetric Multiprocessing Using VxWorks and Intel Multi-Core Processors
- Three main trends that are shaping the embedded device market today are smaller form factors, standardization, and improved performance per watt. In addition, applications across all device categories, from signal processing in aerospace devices to multimedia processing in consumer devices, continue to require higher performance. However, the traditional method of...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Quelle GmbH Optimizes Scalability and Availability With High-Capacity Data Warehouse Solution
- Quelle GmbH wanted to extract detailed and compressed information for optimal customer orientation and construct an extensive data warehouse that offers high performance and availability. The challenge was to replace the company's Symmetric MultiProcessing SMP architecture with a cluster architecture to increase performance and reduce costs. Quelle GmbH implemented Oracle...
- Case studies 2008-12-01
- Quelle GmbH Optimizes Analytical and Operative Customer Relationship Management Strategies
- As Quelle GmbH continued to grow, the challenge for Quelle's database management team was to integrate various data sources and develop an efficient, high-availability platform for the company's data warehouse application. Quelle replaced its Symmetric Multiprocessing SMP architecture with Oracle Real Application Clusters, achieving higher performance and significant cost savings....
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Why is the concept of virtual machine software so sticky?
- As interesting as virtual client system and virtual server systems are, they're not the panacea that some in the industry present when speaking about their products. Why is it that when I speak to a Kusnetzky Group client, I almost always have to help them understand that virtualization is a...
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- An Assessment of Leadership Performance With POWER6 Processors and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1
- Compute-intensive performance is increasingly required for today's high-performance environments. The IBM System p 570 with POWER6 processors provides leadership performance and demonstrates excellent scalability moving from one node to four nodes in this environment while providing linear SMP Symmetric Multiprocessing scaling and growth for workloads similar to the metrics used...
- White papers 2008-01-31
- Sun SPARC Enterprise Server Family Architecture Flexible, Mainframe-Class Compute Power
- Sun SPARC Enterprise servers are highly reliable, easy to manage, vertically-scalable systems with all of the benefits of traditional mainframes and none of the associated cost, complexity, or vendor lock-in. In fact, Sun SPARC Enterprise servers deliver mainframe-class system architecture at open systems prices. With Symmetric MultiProcessing SMP scalability from...
- White papers 2007-04-01
- 768 cores ought to be enough for anybody
- Bill Gates is often quoted as saying "640K ought to be enough for anybody." He denies it, but at the time (c. 1981) 640K must have seemed like a vast amount of memory. Were in a similar situation today as dual- and quad-core processors are becoming mainstream. How will we...
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
- Breaking New Ground: The Evolution of Linux Clustering
- Linux High Performance Computing HPC clusters are an example of innovation achieved through novel ways of thinking about proven technology. This combination allows both exceptional performance and superior reliability. Clusters, derived from the pioneering Beowulf concept, provide a cost-effective alternative to proprietary supercomputers and Symmetric MultiProcessing SMP systems. Scyld Software...
- White papers 2005-02-11
- 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...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- FrontBase 4.1.6 (Mac)
- FrontBase is a transactional, scalable relational database server designed for deployment over the Internet. FrontBase is a native Cocoa application, which means it makes full use of the advanced virtual memory, multithreading, and symmetric multiprocessing capabilities available through Mac OS X. Best of all, FrontBase is easy to use, and...
- Software downloads 2004-05-28
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