FRANKFURT, Germany,
July 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penguin
Computing, the leader in developing open, Linux-based Data Center
solutions for cloud and HPC, today announced the availability of
Penguin's Open Compute Project (OCP) compliant "Tundra" server
family based on Cavium, Inc.'s, (NASDAQ: CAVM) 64-bit ARMv8
ThunderX workload optimized processors.
Penguin provides customized build-to-order server solutions for
customers with specialized hardware requirements in enterprise,
financial, federal government, bioinformatics and Internet
segments. Penguin has successfully delivered hundreds of data
center deployments, from departmental HPC clusters to TOP500 class
supercomputers and scale-out server farms powering some of the
largest web properties. The development of ThunderX-based servers
enables Penguin to provide best-in-class ARMv8 performance with
reduced TCO, using SOCs optimized for specific workloads, in
platforms customized for financial, bioinformatics, Internet and
federal government market segments.
Penguin Tundra server platforms featuring Cavium ThunderX will
focus on highly-scalable Hyperscale and HPC-type workloads
including big data, large-scale graph analytics, molecular
dynamics, and Ceph / cloud storage. Performance will be driven by
ThunderX ARMv8 SOCs optimized for these workloads, with up to 48
high performance custom cores, very high memory bandwidth, and
large memory capacity. Adding to these high-performance features
are integrated accelerators for storage, networking or security,
offloading from the main ARMv8 CPU cores and enabling best-in-class
performance. In addition, integration of Ethernet fabric interfaces
and storage controllers reduces both power and cost, driving
outstanding reductions in TCO.
"For well over a decade Penguin has been the leader in
developing open, Linux-based cloud and HPC solutions," said
Jussi Kukkonen, Director of Product
Management, Penguin Computing. "By introducing Cavium's 64-bit
ARMv8 CPUs in our Penguin Tundra family of Open Compute servers we
again step up our leadership position. Our customers get
outstanding value from the efficiency and flexibility enabled by
OCP infrastructure combined with workload-optimized performance of
Cavium's ThunderX architecture."
"At Cavium we focus on best-in-class performance and TCO for
targeted market segments. ThunderX based platforms will enable
Penguin to further customize their platforms by delivering fully
optimized solutions for target workloads," said Steve Cumings, Director, Market Development,
Cavium. "We are delighted to be working with Penguin on their
Tundra server family, and enable HPC and Hyperscale systems with
outstanding performance and TCO."
Availability
Penguin Tundra servers featuring Cavium ThunderX CPUs are
available for customer evaluation starting in September 2015, with general availability in the
fourth calendar quarter of 2015. Penguin Computing welcomes
interested parties to contact the company regarding the early
access program.
Please visit us at ISC, at Penguin Computing booth 1413, and
Cavium booth 1105.
About Penguin Computing
For well over a decade Penguin Computing has been the leader in
developing open, Linux-based cloud and HPC solutions. With our
unmatched Linux expertise, Penguin Computing offers a comprehensive
portfolio of products, ranging from Linux servers and workstations
to integrated, turn-key HPC clusters and cluster management
software.
Penguin Computing provides customized build-to-order server
solutions for enterprises and institutions with special hardware
requirements. We complement our hardware and software solutions
with Penguin Computing on Demand (POD)—a public HPC cloud that
provides supercomputing capabilities on-demand on a pay-as-you-go
basis. Visit www.penguincomputing.com for more information.
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