IBM Expands High Performance Computing Capabilities In The Cloud
SoftLayer adds InfiniBand to cloud services portfolio.
IBM has announced that it is making high performance computing (HPC), as part of technical computing, more accessible through the cloud for clients grappling with big data and other computationally intensive activities.
A new option from SoftLayer, an IBM Company, will provide industry standard InfiniBand networking technology to connect SoftLayer bare metal servers. This will enable very high data throughput speeds between systems, allowing companies to move workloads traditionally associated with HPC, such as oil and exploration and data analytics to the cloud.