Sun Services for High Performance Computing (HPC)

HPC Support and Services

Looking for a better way to meet your high performance computing (HPC) challenges? Sun can help by delivering services to optimize and manage your HPC infrastructure. Our extensive experience spans service plans and managed services as well as designing and implementing HPC solutions around the world. With the insight of Sun service professionals, you'll ensure your HPC solutions keep up with your business growth.


Key Benefits

  • Plan, build, implement, support and manage an optimal HPC infrastructure
  • Get to market quickly while reducing risk and keeping implementation costs under control
  • Avoid pitfalls and streamline deployment of a scalable, affordable data access/management solution
  • Simplified support process with single point of contact option that can proactively monitor your systems

Architecture Services

Assess your business requirements and current IT infrastructure; plan and design your HPC solution; and optimize efficiency, performance, power, space and cooling.

We'll set up, install, and configure your systems to suit your specific needs.
Sun experts evaluate your server environment and develop a comprehensive plan that makes sure your IT environment is able to keep up with your current and future business needs.
Eases the complexity of datacenter procurement and management through a combined, all-in-one systems and services solution.
Tools to help you implement an energy management program so you can control your IT operating costs through better utilization of internal resources, as well as reduce power and energy costs.
 
 
Implementation Services

Rapidly deploy and configure your HPC solution; plan, fine-tune, and maximize HPC application performance; optimize systems and improve business operations.

Provides outstanding flexibility and choice through pre-defined Lustre configurations and a choice of three preselected service offerings that meet your unique needs.
The expertise to help smoothly design, implement, and test your Sun servers to the point of application loading.
Goes beyond basic installation to configure and integrate Sun storage hardware and software into a your multivendor environment.
 
 
Managed Services

Manage as much - or as little - of your HPC infrastructure as you require, with Sun's remote or onsite heterogeneous management capabilities.

Tailored management capabilities for your datacenter's IT operations.
 
 
Support Services

Provide ongoing support of your heterogeneous/multi-vendor IT environment to maximize uptime and performance.

With SunSpectrum Support, you get the responsive and dependable maintenance coverage and the technical assistance you expect from Sun.
Online and telephone technical support, software releases, updates (patches), and knowledge resources help ensure the success of your deployment and the availability of your solution.
For managing a heterogeneous environment with a SPOC to oversee and handle multiple vendor correspondence in problem resolution.
 
 
Additional Resources
 
Provides essential information and skills needed to install and administer HPC hardware and software systems.
Sun Microsystems Global Financial Services provides leasing and flexible financing options to ease budget constraints and allow you to get the most out of your IT investments.
 
 

Take the Next Step
Contact your local Sun sales representative or your Authorized Sun Reseller to learn more and schedule an onsite engagement to translate your business drivers and IT requirements into an optimal solution.

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