Turbolinux EnFuzion 7.0 clustering softwareSan Fransisco 23 August 2001 Turbolinux' new EnFuzion 7.0, is clustering technology that transforms a company's existing network of Linux, Unix, and Microsoft Windows servers or workstations into one supercomputer. environment.
EnFuzion is typically used for modeling complicated problems, from portfolio
risk management assessment by investment banks to the calculation of frames for
animated films by digital content creators to protein modeling by bioinformatics
companies. EnFuzion allows users to take advantage of the processing power of
their existing servers and workstations without needing to invest in specialized
and dedicated systems or expensive supercomputer alternatives. In addition,
EnFuzion runs existing customer applications without modification, and provides
node failover and automated job scheduling that takes advantage of idle CPU
cycles on cluster nodes.
The concept behind EnFuzion is relatively simple and is sometimes referred to as
grid computing or extreme clustering. Specifically, EnFuzion links computers
within a company's network and emulates a supercomputer by drawing on the idle
processing power of multiple desktop computers and servers connected to the
company network. Companies can take advantage of the aggregate computing power
without compromising their network security.
Through parametric execution, EnFuzion's dynamic prioritization
capabilities automatically match workload to existing computing resources.
Specifically, EnFuzion splits user jobs into separate, discrete components for
parallel execution. This allows multiple resources to simultaneously process the
information for significantly reduced compute time and maximized resource
utilization. Furthermore, no special coding is required so any application can
be inserted into the EnFuzion network for parallel processing.
AMP Asset Management, Australia's largest insurance company, is using EnFuzion
to turn hundreds of its idle NT workstations at night into a clustered
supercomputer. AMP uses artificial intelligence in financial modeling to uncover
secrets hidden in vast amounts of data stored in its databases from markets
worldwide. In one example, EnFuzion allowed AMP to run a financial model in a
week that used to require 100 CPU days on a fast computer.
According to AMR Research, a company that provides business application and
technology research, grid computing technology is able to perform functions that
are typically impossible in a standard desktop computing environment. The group
predicts that grid computing will create huge cost-savings for business merely
by effectively using existing computer equipment
With SSL-based host authentication, EnFuzion allows only authorized hosts to use
its capabilities. In addition, EnFuzion already supports the SSH protocol, user
password encryption and user specified trusted hosts and executables.
EnFuzion supports clusters with up to 1000 nodes. It includes automatic load balancing and resource sharing.
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