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1. INTEGRITY Complete HPC
RESPONSIVENESS Management Solutions
EXPERTISE
- Monitoring & Analytics Software
PROFESSIONALISM
- Outsourced System Management
- Turnkey HPC Visualization Services
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2. Sound familiar?
“I need a way to create metrics of real-time and historical
data to ensure our systems are performing at the
highest levels.”
- HPC Manager at large biochemical & energy company
“Major architectural trends in HPC have combined to make
effective system administration a much more
complicated challenge than it used to be. This has led to
a shortage of qualified system administration talent
for HPC markets.”
- Addison Snell, InterSect360 Research
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3. Do you need?
To focus on your core competency
Immediate installation & management help
Max. system utilization & productivity
Peace-of-mind technical challenges will be
addressed
Ability to align usage w/ business goals
Greater insight to future decisions,
purchases, etc.
X-ISS can help!
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4. DecisionHPC –
Monitoring & Analytics Software
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5. DecisionHPC
Monitoring & Analytics Software for clusters
 One dashboard for system monitoring, tracking & reporting
 Maximize system productivity & system usage
 Detailed project, user usage & application tracking
 Leverage historical, real-time reports to improve decisions
 Heterogeneous & distributed systems
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6. DecisionHPC Benefits & When to Use
Global Info Warehouse for HPC analytics
Align resources with business goals
Ensures global data integrity & continuity
Maximize productivity
When to Use:
Heterogeneous & distributed environments
Monitor, Track & Report on projects, users &
applications
Analytics are important to
 Improve productivity
 Aid in future HPC planning
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7. Industry Support
“There is a real need for a tool like DecisionHPC that
collects system data from a variety of sources and
integrates that data into one useful dashboard. The
diversity of hardware and middleware in our systems
creates some challenges, and it seems DecisionHPC can
address most of these. For intelligent planning, the
ability to track , store and mine historical data,
DecisionHPC appears to present a very valuable
solution.”
- HPC Reservoir Solutions Lead, at a global energy
and petrochemicals company
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8. ManagedHPC –
Outsourced System Management
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9. ManagedHPC
Turnkey outsource system management service
 Secure remote system monitoring, management &
support
 Seasoned X-ISS Team w/ >500 HPC installations
 Proactive management & reporting process
 Uses DecisionHPC to help productivity & guide
growth
 Focus on your core competency
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10. ManagedHPC Benefits & When to Use
Reduces need for expensive full-time staff
 Shortage of resources
 Smaller cluster systems
Improves productivity - allows your scientists
and engineers to focus on work, not
administration
Removes complexity from local IT staff
Increases system utilization and up time
Range guideline: 4-256 nodes
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11. ManagedHPC Report Examples
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12. Industry Support
“After an extensive search for [a cluster administrator],
we only received a small handful of candidates, of
which only a few were qualified. We didn't have the
timeframe to hire and train the right person for the
job, which is where X-ISS and its ManagedHPC
program came into play. X-ISS has been able to handle
getting the system up and running, software
installations, and proactively handle technical issues so
we could focus on working with the Engineering staff ….
It has allowed us to focus our attention where it was
most needed.”
- David Crass, University of Wisconsin Director of
Research Computing
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13. VizHPC –
Turnkey HPC Visualization Systems
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14. VizHPC Benefits
Validated & turnkey HPC visualization
systems
Leverages standard hardware & open
source software
X-ISS full-services
 Design & installation
 Integration
 Knowledge-transfer
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15. VizHPC Benefits
Allows users to focus on development & research
Takes the guesswork out of Viz Walls
Can meet any user’s needs using validated or
custom solutions
Removes complexity from local IT staff
“... I was excited to see the project transform from boxes of
equipment one day, to a completely integrated system … the
next. It provided peace-of-mind knowing the details of
installing a complex system like this were being taken care
of, allowing us to focus on working with researchers on
their specific needs.”
- Dr. Jean Gourd, Louisiana Tech University
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16. Complete HPC Management Solutions
DecisionHPC: Monitoring & Analytics Software
 Global Info Warehouse for HPC analytics
 Align resources with business goals
 Ensures global data integrity & continuity
 Maximize productivity
ManagedHPC: Outsourced system management
 Peace-of-mind your HPC resources are taken care of
 Allows you to focus on your core competency
 Often times more cost-effective
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17. Complete HPC Management Solutions
VisionHPC: Turnkey visualization systems
 Takes the guesswork out of Viz Walls
 Can meet any user’s needs using validated or custom
solutions
 Quick time to production
ProjectHPC: Turnkey HPC project services
 System & applications up & running quickly
 Access to a seasoned HPC team to solve problems
 Design, deployment, monitoring & management
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18. Thank you!
With thousands of nodes under
management, X-ISS is an ideal partner for
your complete HPC management needs.
To speak with someone at X-ISS & view a
demo of our capabilities & DecisionHPC:
HPC@x-iss.com
713 – 862 - 9200
www.x-iss.com
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