SYDNEY: IBM Platform computing is transforming isolated clusters and grids into flexible, dynamic, high performance private, hybrid and public clouds.
Clusters that are purchased for specific applications tend not to be flexible as workloads change. What is needed is an infrastructure that can expand or contract as the workload changes, depending on user requirements and demands. IBM, a recognized leader in High Performance Computing is applying its expertise in both HPC and Cloud computing to bring together the technologies to create the HPC Cloud. HPC Cloud offerings from IBM allow for the creation of high performance private, hybrid and public clouds.
With a private cloud, resources can be allocated, within a corporate data centre, based on user requirements and business priorities. When the user community compute needs exceed that of an internal data centre, a hybrid cloud could be implemented, combining the in-house data centre and compute cycles off site. An infrastructure can be expanded to meet the demands of the user base. A public cloud can also be used for the complete workload, if desired.
IBM Platform Computing allows organizations to create and use a Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, or Public Cloud.
