IBM has announced that it will boost availability of supercomputing power offered through Deep Computing Capacity on Demand (DCCOD) centers. The company is responding to client demand and will add UNIX-based capacity on POWER5+ technology.
The expansion of computing power at DCCOD will include technology such as, IBM Blue Gene Architecture, Intel and AMD-based IBM BladeCenter systems and IBM System p5 POWER5+ systems.
DCCOD centers aim to enable customers to tap the massive supercomputing power which help meet business needs, while helping to avoid large up-front capital outlays and long-term fixed IT costs.
"Innovative companies continue to turn to high performance computing to drive innovation through their enterprises or on behalf of their own customers," said David Gelardi, VP, Deep Computing, IBM.
DCCOD plans to help a broad spectrum of companies like, commercial industries, which benefit from supercomputing power on demand, digital animation studios, bioinformatic research companies, financial services organizations, government agencies, petroleum, automotive, aerospace and national research laboratories.
IBM is adding to a list of successful engagements through DCCOD, including Exa Corporation, QuantumBio and others. Platform Computing and MSC Software recently turned to DCCOD that will market and deliver leading high performance computing applications to corporate clients.
"MSC.Software Corp is excited to be first to market with an on demand enterprise simulation solution in partnership with IBM", said Andy Meyer, VP - corporate marketing, MSC.
IBM DCCOD will help customers to:
* Rapidly respond to their new and changing business opportunities.
* Easily tap into massive amounts of supercomputing power that could be otherwise unaffordable.
* Rapidly deploy supercomputing capacity in response to urgent business opportunities.
* Pay for supercomputing capacity on a variable cost basis, which may help avoid large up-front capital outlays and long term fixed IT cost commitments.
* Lower overall supercomputing ownership and operating costs.
