Managing performance
Robert Roe explores the options available to optimise the use of HPC resources
W
hile it is the normally the latest application or performance figure that grabs attention, IT organisations must employ
soſtware to efficiently manage resources from traditional HPC clusters to OpenStack, big data or even deep learning infrastructure. As computing systems grow in terms of
the sheer number of computing, storage and networking components, resources become increasing difficult to manage. Ensuring that a cluster is utilised efficiently is a full-time job. However, employing the latest soſtware can reduce the burden of supporting a clustered computing infrastructure – reducing the number of people needed to manage the resource or allowing more science and
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engineering to be completed by using the resource more efficiently. Te options available for cluster
management soſtware are as varied as the types of computing systems on which they can be deployed. Whether you are an academic institution leveraging open-source soſtware due to budget restrictions, or a commercial company paying for soſtware with additional support and maintenance, choosing the right soſtware package can save key resources – including the time of expert staff, as Lee Carter, vice-president of world- wide alliances at Bright Computing explains. ‘Te real premise of why Bright has been
successful, and why we do what we do, is really about two things – making things easy
and saving you time,’ said Carter. ‘None of us on this planet have as much time as we would like. When I first started working in the UK, at 5pm you might have been heading for the pub and you might not think about work until Monday morning. Well the world has changed and no-one has enough time anymore,’ Carter stated. Carter explained that, no matter the
industry, from the academic users with limited budgets all the way up the largest commercial IT organisations, ‘there is a universal appeal for what we do at Bright.’ Largely, this is because there is a cost associated with managing a cluster – no matter the vertical or user base. In some organisations, academics or smaller IT
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