"Modernizing Scientific Compute Research Platforms"

By: Avere Systems

Employing hybrid cloud architecture can help IT departments more easily address both technical and business challenges. The availability of so much functionality and economy in High-Performance computing begs the question—why aren’t more organizations moving their HPC clusters to the cloud? This whitepaper discusses common HPC-environment challenges and outlines solutions that can help IT professionals deliver best-in-class HPC cloud solutions without undue stress and organizational chaos. The whitepaper: Identifies current issues that stress IT teams and existing infrastructure across industries and HPC applications Describes how to leverage cloud services as part of an overall computation approach Talks about data management in a cloud-based world Highlights how cloud orchestration works to automate and align computing with specific goals and objectives

By: Avere Systems

Modernizing federal government IT data center infrastructure is important to long-term sustainability of critical programs, services, and innovation. CTOs, CIOs, Chief Data Officers and IT directors of federal agencies face the difficult challenges of delivering more IT infrastructure and services with critically limited staffing and budget resources. This whitepaper explains some of the foremost technical, business, and regulatory issues affecting IT organizations and suggests a prudent and effective approach to tackling those challenges. It discusses: Exponential Data Growth and Broadened Security Drivers of Federal Infrastructure Modernization Adopting a High-performance Hybrid File System Unique Federal Requirements Modernizations and Cloud Readiness Without Infrastructure Overhaul