Cluster Computing:
VIRTUAL COMPUTE CLUSTER OPERATIONAL
Westlin Corp is pleased to announce that Virtual Compute Corporation's (VCC)
new High- Performance-Computing (HPC) cluster is now installed and in
production. The initial nodes are being used for contracted on-demand
computing services for various oil and gas exploration firms. Other
applications for the cluster include numerous related Oil and Gas projects as
well as biomedical and Government tasks.
In addition, VCC is moving forward on a grid computing initiative that will
network other clusters into a massive parallel computing platform. VCC's
unique plan will allow use of unused time on other computer systems in the
networked cluster for use by members of the grid. The completed grid will be
one of the largest grid-based supercomputers in the United States when
complete. VCC's current carrier connections will allow grid members to join
from most of the major cities in the US. In preparation for the larger cluster
operations, VCC has almost tripled their space in the Westlin Datacenter to
house the additional equipment.
VCC provides on-demand computing resources for various markets, primarily
operating in the seismic analysis, scientific and biomedical arenas. The VCC
supercomputing facility allows clients to utilize the massive computing power
on demand without having to purchase and maintain their own equipment.
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Virtual Compute is emerging as a serious player in the "On-demand" computing
space with plans to grow to 25,000 nodes at various secure facilities during
the next five years. "I am pleased to announce that we have achieved our
objective to have the initial segments of the HPC cluster available for use.
The support I have received from the geophysical and biomedical communities
has been overwhelming," said Edward Hawes, the CEO of VCC.
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