So Platform announced Platform Cluster Manager (PCM) this week.
It is basically OCS rebranded. Why?
1. better name to tell people what the software is for (PCM is alot clearer than OCS)
2. Align with rest of Platform's naming convention
3. More catchy :-)
We are planning on Kusu2 and PCM2 new features and capabilities now, and I believe it will give cluster admins a much more usable tool to address the whole lifecycle of
So we launched the Cloud Innovation Center in Singapore during GridAsia 2009... see press release.
The CIC will make use of Project Kusu/OCS as one of the fundamental building blocks...
We see Project Kusu evolving over time to address more than HPC.. as a provisioning tool.. I see it becoming a useful tool to people building clouds.
For those lucky enough to be at SC08 and picked up the Platform's bjob t-shirt - good for you.
Those not there and missed out on the buzz at SC08.. checked out the awesome T-shirt.
Check back here regularly.. and you may just get yourself one of these T-Shirts... stay tuned...
Came across this innovative way to use a Mac 'cluster'...
YouTube - Mac vs PC
Happy Holidays!
Another story on Red Hat HPC and Kusu
Red Hat chases Redmond with HPC play • The Register
But to say that Red Hat chases Redmond is not exactly right. It is more of Redmond chasing after the Linux HPC market.
I have seen the new Windows HPC Server 2008 and I must say it is very nicely done with good integration of management and monitoring tools. But what they have delivered in Windows HPC Server 2008 is what the Linux HPC market has since 2006;
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