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LinuxWorld 2008 conference coverage
This year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo and Next Generation Data Center conference take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco Aug. 4-7. Check out our news, product announcements and video from the show floor. Conference Coverage
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Linux clusters: High-performance computing
This SearchEnterpriseLinux.com guide explores the many uses of Linux clusters in the enterprise. Find out why Linux clusters can be your company's best bet for handling storage, applications, high-volume transactions and more. Learning Guide
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Special report: Linux clusters get supercharged
Are Linux clusters moving up the performance ladder? Can they take on supercomputers? How can businesses use clusters today? What types of clusters make sense for today's enterprises? This Special Report answers those questions and more. You'll hear ... Special Report
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How traditional IT shops can be more like public cloud providers
Want your data center to be more like an agile public cloud? Here’s how cloud providers handle apps, "big data," data center hardware and IT staffing. News | 05 Dec 2012
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Linux HPC users take advantage of new Amazon cloud service
Linux users are taking advantage of Cluster Compute Instances from Amazon Web Services, a new and cheap high-performance computing service. News | 16 Jul 2010
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Microsoft's HPC server hybrid option for Linux
Microsoft is trying to push into the supercomputing market with the Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 2's hybrid option for Linux, but will that be enough to lure Linux faithful? News | 13 Apr 2010
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NYSE/Euronext powers ahead with Unix-to-Linux migration
The New York Stock Exchange and its Euronext partner chose Red Hat for a universal trading platform for its speed, scalability and lack of vendor lock-in. Article | 10 Sep 2009
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Case Study: Financial firm switches from Unix, Windows to Linux on the mainframe
Case studies of server consolidation in large financial firms show the TCO and ROI of moving from Windows and Unix servers to the IBM z10 mainframe running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 with Satellite and JBoss. News | 10 Sep 2009
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One million Linux kernels booted by Sandia researchers using virtualization and HPC
Sandia researchers announced that they have booted one million Linux kernels using virtual machines. The project focus was to model botnets, but has other uses as well. News | 05 Aug 2009
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Is OpenSolaris on IBM z yet?
Sine Nomine Associates did most of the work in getting OpenSolaris working on the IBM z mainframe, but it did have help both from Sun Microsystems and IBM. But only time will tell whether actual use of it in production will grow to a sustainable leve... News | 05 Feb 2009
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Euronext nears debut of Red Hat-based global trading platform
Undeterred by financial crisis and stock market losses around the globe, NYSE Euronext nears the European debut of its Red Hat Linux-based trading platform. Article | 09 Dec 2008
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Red Hat, Platform Computing bundle brings HPC to mere mortals
Red Hat has debuted HPC Solution, which layers a high-performance cluster management stack on top of its 64-bit OS, and aims to ease HPC management for users. Article | 03 Oct 2008
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SUSE-Linux-on-IBM-loaned mainframe becomes teaching ground
The University of Arkansas now has courses devoted to Linux on the mainframe. It also has a loaned z900 machine, which it shares, along with compute resources, with other schools. Article | 26 Aug 2008
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Tune the Linux Ext4 file system for optimal performance
While Ext4 by default works fine for most people, follow these tips to tweak your servers to squeeze out even more speed. Tip
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Building high-availability clusters with Xen virtual machines
High-availability clusters can save your virtualized environment from downtime. Here's how to set up Xen virtual machines in a high-availability cluster. Tip
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The Ext4 file system: A real improvement in Linux file storage?
The Ext4 file storage system is now integrated into the Linux kernel and supported by the major distributions. Should you switch from your Ext2 or Ext3 set-up? With complete backwards compatibility, there is little reason not to make the jump forward... Tip
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Using virtualization to reinvent high-performance computing on Linux
Virtualization can be a boon to high-performance computing on Linux, but administrators of these systems seem leery of the technology. Find out what virtualization can do for HPC. The plummeting hardware costs have brought supercomputer capabilities ... Tip
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Linux clusters vs. grids
Can Linux clusters outperform grid computing? Expert Ken Milberg compares them -- covering Beowulf, HPC, Linux Virtual Server and the Globus Toolkit for grids -- and chooses a winner. Tip
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Linux cluster security: False alarms and real threats
Find out whether security threats to your Linux servers are real or imagined and determine how to set up your Linux server for clusters in this tip. Tip
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New product how-to: Installing Emic m/cluster
This is an overview of the installation process for Emic m/cluster, a single-image MySQL cluster for high availability, linear scalability and load balancing between cluster nodes. Tip
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InfiniBand finally ready to leap in commercial market
Despite this, experts still agree that the interconnect architecture is fairly high-end for many traditional IT shops. Tip
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Expert mailbox: IT pros get hip with Linux cluster tips
Sam Greenblatt, site expert and CA's Linux architect, tackles IT pros' questions about tricky clustering problems. Tip
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SPARC/Solaris vs. Intel/Linux
A Unix-Linux migration expert describes the differences between Solaris on SPARC as compared to. Linux on Intel. Ask the Expert
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Linux on Intel or RISC?
A Unix-Linux migration expert warns a user to consider customer needs when purchasing the latest hardware, like Intel, RISC or mainframes, in order to find out where performance should be emphasized. Ask the Expert
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Distributed computing, clusters and high-availability solutions
A Unix-to-Linux expert describes educational resources about distributed computing, clusters and high-availability solutions for a user who is considering a move to Linux from Unix. Ask the Expert
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Running Sybase without the RUNSERVER file
Sybase expert Mich Talebzadeh describes how to start a server without the benefit of the RUNSERVER file by typing out the individual commands. Ask the Expert
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Clearing up confusion about virtualization and Xen
Just what is virtualization anyway, and where does Xen fit into the picture? This IT pro wants one simple answer, but our expert has to tell the truth, which isn't simple. Ask the Expert
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Setting up a cluster with Linux and Oracle
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Using clusters to manage gateways
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Do you have any guides about how to install and configure a cluster for Linux?
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What are the requirements of a Linux cluster?
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What is the benefit and life expectancy of grid computing?
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Heartbeat
Heartbeat is a program that runs specialized scripts automatically whenever a system is initialized or rebooted. Originally designed for two-node Linux-based clusters, Heartbeat is extensible to larger configurations... (Continued) Definition
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How traditional IT shops can be more like public cloud providers
Want your data center to be more like an agile public cloud? Here’s how cloud providers handle apps, "big data," data center hardware and IT staffing. News
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Tune the Linux Ext4 file system for optimal performance
While Ext4 by default works fine for most people, follow these tips to tweak your servers to squeeze out even more speed. Tip
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Linux HPC users take advantage of new Amazon cloud service
Linux users are taking advantage of Cluster Compute Instances from Amazon Web Services, a new and cheap high-performance computing service. News
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Microsoft's HPC server hybrid option for Linux
Microsoft is trying to push into the supercomputing market with the Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 2's hybrid option for Linux, but will that be enough to lure Linux faithful? News
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Building high-availability clusters with Xen virtual machines
High-availability clusters can save your virtualized environment from downtime. Here's how to set up Xen virtual machines in a high-availability cluster. Tip
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NYSE/Euronext powers ahead with Unix-to-Linux migration
The New York Stock Exchange and its Euronext partner chose Red Hat for a universal trading platform for its speed, scalability and lack of vendor lock-in. Article
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Case Study: Financial firm switches from Unix, Windows to Linux on the mainframe
Case studies of server consolidation in large financial firms show the TCO and ROI of moving from Windows and Unix servers to the IBM z10 mainframe running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 with Satellite and JBoss. News
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One million Linux kernels booted by Sandia researchers using virtualization and HPC
Sandia researchers announced that they have booted one million Linux kernels using virtual machines. The project focus was to model botnets, but has other uses as well. News
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The Ext4 file system: A real improvement in Linux file storage?
The Ext4 file storage system is now integrated into the Linux kernel and supported by the major distributions. Should you switch from your Ext2 or Ext3 set-up? With complete backwards compatibility, there is little reason not to make the jump forward... Tip
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Using virtualization to reinvent high-performance computing on Linux
Virtualization can be a boon to high-performance computing on Linux, but administrators of these systems seem leery of the technology. Find out what virtualization can do for HPC. The plummeting hardware costs have brought supercomputer capabilities ... Tip
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About Linux high-performance computing and supercomputing
Working with high-performance computing or supercomputing environments running Linux requires understanding how to set up, administer, implement and apply high-performance Linux clusters. Get the latest news, advice and tips on Linux clusters, Linux on the grid, Linux on mainframes and other aspects of high-performance computing and supercomputing on Linux. This topic also covers high-performance Linux clusters in the enterprise, Linux cluster security, Beowulf class cluster computers, virtualization in Linux high-performance computing and managing and monitoring high-performance Linux clusters.