Leading HPC Vendor Eases Adoption for Customers, with New Windows-Based Offerings
For SGI, a leading high-performance computing (HPC) vendor, extending its server offerings to support the Windows® operating system meant being able to satisfy a broader range of customers. SGI now offers Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 as an alternative to Linux, making it easier for customers who are familiar with the Windows environment to adopt HPC. The Windows-based offering is helping SGI reach new markets, and Microsoft has gained an OEM partner with the deep technical expertise needed to ensure that customers who choose Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 have an optimal experience. Customers benefit from solutions that are easy to use, that integrate well with their existing IT infrastructures, and that offer broad application support and a familiar development environment—all running on industry-leading hardware from one of the world's premier HPC vendors.
SGI is a global leader in high-performance computing (HPC). The company has approximately 1,600 employees and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Business Situation
To effectively serve new markets, SGI wanted to offer an HPC solution for customers who were unfamiliar with—or unwilling to deploy—Linux-based clusters.
Solution
SGI is now an OEM for Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003, which the company offers as an alternative to Linux on its SGI® Altix® XE line of server computers.
Benefit
Increased sales opportunities for SGI
Influential HPC partner for Microsoft
Solutions that are easy for customers to deploy, use, and maintain
Software
Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
Quote
"Many companies see value from HPC, but they have little to no experience with Linux... We need to provide a way for them to advance their theories and research using what they already know." Beverly Bernard, Product Manager, SGI
