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We are dedicated to providing you cost effective computing solutions that will combine service and value.
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Evaluation Criteria
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At digitalVAR we have a team of experts each with over a decade of experience in the use of cluster and HPC technologies to engage both scientific and business related calculations and problems. We are not here to simply provide you with a plug-and-play high performance clustered computing (HPCC) product. We will explore the potential scaling and performance modifications necessary for your new systems to achieve the performance that you will need for your specific set of tasks. We will therefore be able help you make the important decisions you need to make prior to purchasing your high performance clustered computing system from us:
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Processing power requirements
Per node memory needs to run your code
Node connectivity speeds; i.e. cabling and switches
Advice on your infrastructure needs eg. room size, power supplies, air conditioning requirements.
Storage and back-up systems requirements now and in the future
Cluster management and queuing software.
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It is important to us that the customer is not sold a high performance computing solution that is either far less or far more than they need. The digitalVAR expert team will use knowledge and analysis tools to determine what your application/code is going to need. For instance:
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Memory per node (RAM), Even some of the world’s fastest computers do not have enough memory per node for some applications (E.g. quantum mechanics calculations).
Interconnect speed. High communication codes run considerably faster with interconnects like Infiniband. But the higher latency of Ethernet/Myrinet might be sufficient for your application if it does not pass messages very often and/or when you do pass messages they have a very large data payload. (Possible interconnects; gigabit-ethernet, Myrinet, quadrics, Infiniband, Dolphin, other proprietary connects (IBM/Cray)).
Number of Processors - This is a function of how well the code scales; how big your data set is; how quickly the job has to be run.
Storage - Storage requirement depends on the output capacity of your code; how much of the output dataset you intend to store, as well as other imprortant factors.
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Example performance analysis output:
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Contact digitalVAR today to learn more about our 3, 5 and 7 year configuration lockins - with inventory staging and consignment options.
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