High performance computing for research

Give your scientists and researchers powerful computing resources for faster discovery with high performance computing.

Unlock new insights faster.

Run rapid parallel processing.

Boost large-scale analysis capabilities.

Scale support using the cloud.

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High performance computing at universities

Help your institution's scientists and researchers unlock new insights faster with a high performance computing platform that's familiar to users of Microsoft software and that doesn't require expensive hardware.

Research that requires computers to run heavy processing workloads—such as modeling, molecular simulation, advanced mathematics, and computational chemistry—can happen on Microsoft 64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008. In addition to getting the computing power you need to provide to researchers, you can build on the platform that offers a familiar interface and tools that help you customize, deploy, manage, and integrate with your existing IT infrastructure.

Get research results faster

Increase your computing power. Help remove roadblocks between you and the insights your research is targeting. With an architecture that directly bypasses operating system and TCP/IP overhead, NetworkDirect—the new Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) interface from Microsoft for high-speed, low-latency networks, such as those running on InfiniBand, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, and Myrine—achieves better performance through more efficient use of processor resources.
Enhance productivity. Accomplish more—in less time and with less effort—by using a platform that looks and works in a way that is familiar to people who use Microsoft Office and other Microsoft software.
Fast deployment. Set up and configure your system using system templates that allow an HPC administrator to create standardized system images or apply patches that can be consistently deployed across the cluster.

Works in your computing environment

A flexible and future-ready platform. Reduce the complexity of integrating with existing clusters by using the HPC Pack Job Scheduler, which supports industry standards, such as Open Grid Forum (OGF) HPC Profile for job scheduler interoperability. The Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) integrates applications to maximize existing investments while extending UNIX-based and LINUX-based applications to Windows-based systems.
A system that runs smoothly. Use built-in diagnostic tools to quickly identify and diagnose hardware, software, or network problems across the cluster. The combination of Windows Failover Services and SQL Server database clustering provides head node redundancy in the event of a hardware failure. Additional capabilities, such as automatic handling of routine and redundant tasks, and intelligent reporting and monitoring are possible through the use of System Center Operations Manager 2007.
Performance that grows with your needs. When you build on the Windows HPC Server 2008 platform, you can efficiently scale to thousands of processing cores and take advantage of management tools that help systems administrators proactively monitor system health and maintain system stability.

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