Blackstone announces new suite of high throughput computing servicesWorcester 19 July 2001 Blackstone Technology has a new family of High-Throughput Computing (HTC) Services. Blackstone's HTC Services are geared toward designing and optimizing computing environments based on customer's scientific applications, processes, and computing goals.
To process the immense volumes of data in genomics and proteomics-based research
and drug discovery, life sciences companies require expertise to effectively
manage complex research processes, applications and powerful infrastructures.
Blackstone's HTC Services address the mission-critical computing needs of
biotech and pharma companies by identifying core requirements and providing the
necessary consulting, software applications and project management expertise for
meeting a company's business and scientific objectives. Blackstone's consultants
help companies that require a powerful and scalable approach to building,
managing and supporting the three key areas of high-throughput computing
environments: scientific applications, systems and data management, and hardware
infrastructure.
Blackstone has built its leadership in bioinformatics and high-throughput
consulting services through its work with clients such as Biogen, Pfizer, Vertex
Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca. The HTC Services are the result of years of
in-depth experience in bioinformatics in distributed computing environments,
where Blackstone has identified and solved frequently-occurring problems and
bottlenecks for biotech and drug discovery clients.
Blackstone's HTC Services offer a spectrum ranging from audit services to the
design, building and management of computing resources. They include:
High-Throughput Computing Audit - A cohesive, strategic assessment of a company's existing or planned infrastructure, based on business and scientific goals.
Science and Application Service - A service that enables high-throughput scientific pipeline processing by alleviating inefficiencies and bottlenecks that occur while processing scientific data.
Administrative Automation - A service that increases the automation of a company's computing while reducing its management costs, by recommending various
software components that centralize and automate the key administrative tasks
within a customer's compute environment.
System/Hardware Evaluation - An extensive evaluation of a company's system and hardware infrastructure, including recommendations for improvements and technology additions, in order to meet analysis and processing requirements.
Distributed Resource Management (DRM) Service - Design and implementation of a DRM system to optimize and improve the performance of all functional areas of a compute infrastructure.
Implementation Service - A tailored implementation service including configuration, integration and optimization, and project management, to deploy Blackstone-recommended solutions.
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