SGI Announces Expanded Windows Server Capabilities, Reducing Barriers to Mission-Critical Scalability

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SGI, a leading provider of technical computing solutions, has recently announced that its customers can now deploy standard Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows-based applications at unprecedented scales. These capabilities, made possible by SGI's Altix UV system, now support up to 256 physical cores and 2 terabytes of memory, allowing customers to scale their Microsoft technologies by as much as 260 percent further than before. This expansion signifies a significant shift in the computing landscape, empowering customers to tackle mission-critical workloads without the constraints previously imposed by IBM and HP.

Key Takeaways:

  • SGI's Altix UV system now supports deployment of standard Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows-based applications at scales of up to 256 physical cores and 2 terabytes of memory.
  • This expansion enables customers to scale their Microsoft technologies by as much as 260 percent further than before, bypassing the limitations imposed by IBM and HP.
  • Altix UV's integration with Microsoft and Intel technology results in a system with four times the x86 scalability of HP's best Windows Server platform and 2.6 times the scalability of IBM's best Windows Server platform.
  • This achievement is the result of a collaborative effort between SGI, Microsoft, and Intel, continuing their joint development work to further enhance mission-critical technologies.
  • Certified running standard Windows Server 2008 R2, Altix UV 1000 with 256 cores of Intel Xeon processor 7500 series and 2 TB of memory paves the way for large-scale x86 computing alternatives to costly and proprietary RISC/mainframe architectures.
  • The integration of Windows Server 2008 R2 on Altix UV supports the entire catalog of Windows applications, including Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, which is utilized with data warehousing and mining tools built with Business Intelligence Development Studio.
  • By expanding enterprise, analytics, and simulation capabilities, Altix UV's large memory addressability allows users to analyze larger quantities of data and make more real-time business decisions.

Statistics:

  • SGI customers can now scale their Microsoft technologies up to 260 percent further using Altix UV.
  • Altix UV offers four times the x86 scalability of HP's best Windows Server platform.
  • Altix UV offers 2.6 times the scalability of IBM's best Windows Server platform.
  • Altix UV systems are certified to run standard Windows Server 2008 R2, supporting applications like Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
  • The Intel Xeon processor 7500 series provides exceptional performance for Altix UV systems.

Sources:

  • [SGI Press Release, no date given]
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