vSMP Foundation for Cloud Enables On-Demand Virtual SMP Provisioning for
Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Offering Greater Flexibility and ROI
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
ScaleMP, a leading provider of virtualization solutions for high-end computing,
today announced an addition to its vSMP Foundation product line, vSMP Foundation
for Cloud. The new solution enables dynamic, on-the-fly aggregation of x86
servers into larger SMP virtual systems. Based on the award-winning vSMP
Foundation product line, vSMP Foundation for Cloud enables the provisioning and
re-provisioning of large virtual-machine resources within existing cloud
infrastructure - creating true cloud elasticity and drastically cutting costs.
"vSMP Foundation for Cloud provides us with unprecedented flexibility in our
cloud infrastructure, which is incredibly valuable for the types of projects we
are working on that often have very wide-ranging needs," said Greg Keller,
principal of R Systems, Inc. "Using traditional servers or virtualization we are
only able to partition our physical systems to accommodate small workloads. Now,
using vSMP Foundation for Cloud, we have the flexibility to dynamically
aggregate those same servers to create private on-demand virtual SMP systems for
demanding applications."
"The use of virtualization for server aggregation transforms cloud
infrastructure into an even more dynamic environment," said Jie Wu, research
manager, technical computing at IDC. "By aggregating memory and CPUs from
multiple servers in the cloud on the fly, vSMP Foundation for Cloud provides
greater computing capability for users running applications requiring large
memory capacity and high memory bandwidth. In addition, the solution's easy
implementation is also a key benefit to the users."
vSMP Foundation for Cloud offers flexible, on-demand creation of virtual
machines on a per job, per project or per customer basis. The solution
eliminates the need to deploy dedicated end-of-the-aisle shared memory systems,
allowing for real-time deployment of virtual large memory systems aggregated
from cloud resources and redeployment back to the compute grid upon completion
of application or batch jobs.
Key features of vSMP Foundation for Cloud:
* On-demand provisioning and re-provisioning of SMP systems for cloud
infrastructure leveraging existing provisioning infrastructure
* Seamless integration with systems management and provisioning tools
* Support for any programming model (serial, throughput, multi-threaded or
large-memory) without machine boundary
* Aggregation of up to 16 x86 servers to create virtual SMP with up to 128 cores
and 4 TB of main memory utilizing Intel`s latest generation of Intel Xeon
processor 5500 series (codenamed Nehalem)
"vSMP Foundation for Cloud enables organizations to increase utilization of
their cloud and grid infrastructure," said Shai Fultheim, founder and president
of ScaleMP. "Previously, organizations have been able to do so only for small
workloads by partitioning their servers. Now, vSMP Foundation enables
organizations to run large workloads in their cloud that previously required
dedicated hardware infrastructure. This will result in increased cloud
utilization, offering incredible return on investment."
Product Availability
vSMP Foundation for Cloud is currently available in beta, and will be generally
available on December 1, 2009. For more information, visit www.ScaleMP.com.
About vSMP Foundation
SMP Foundation aggregates multiple industry-standard off-the-shelf x86 servers
into one single virtual high-end system for the high-performance computing (HPC)
market. vSMP Foundation provides customers with an alternative to traditional
expensive symmetrical multiprocessor (SMP) systems and also offers simplified
clustering infrastructure with a single operating system. It supports
aggregation of up to 16 servers into a single virtual SMP system, providing
customers with:
* Up to 4 TB of shared memory for large memory requirements
* Up to 128 cores virtual SMP, proven scalability and record-breaking memory
bandwidth
* Ease of use and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for applications, with
simplified cluster management and storage architecture
* Improved utilization through a centralized and consolidated architecture
About ScaleMP
ScaleMP is the leader in virtualization for high-end computing, providing
maximum performance and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). The innovative
Versatile SMP (vSMP) architecture aggregates multiple x86 systems into a single
virtual x86 system, delivering an industry-standard, high-end symmetric
multiprocessor (SMP) computer. Using software to replace custom hardware and
components, ScaleMP offers a new, revolutionary computing paradigm. The company
is backed by Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, TL Ventures, and ABS
Ventures. For more information, please call +1 (408) 342-0330 or visit
www.ScaleMP.com.
vSMP Foundation is a trademark or registered trademark of ScaleMP. All other
brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders and should be treated as such.
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