performance
Migrating From Serial to Ethernet-Performance Impacts
White Paper Specifically, there are a number of different performance considerations, which must be understood in order to guarantee an error free system. In a previous paper one aspect of this performance is discussed, and focused the analysis in... [05 Jul 2008]
Florida Boosts Productivity, Cuts Run Times With High-Performance Computing Cluster
White Paper Since 2002, SFWMD has been testing Linux-based and Windows-based high-performance computing clusters. Sixteen counties in Florida depend on South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to manage and protect their water resources. [05 Jul 2008]
NetEffect PCI-Express 10-Gigabit iWARP Ethernet: A Performance Study
White Paper This white paper presents the performance of the NetEffect PCI Express 10-Gigabit iWARP Ethernet adapter at the NetEffect verbs layer and the MPI implementation. Off late, NetEffect Inc.has introduced the first and only iWARP - enabled 10-Gigabit... [05 Jul 2008]
Telecom Provider Increases Network Performance and Security, Reduces Costs
White Paper In 2007, the company decided to enhance the performance of its IT infrastructure and make it easier to manage. Oman Mobile is the leading mobile telecommunications provider in Oman. Also, the company needed to improve the security of its network by... [05 Jul 2008]
The Performance of Ethernet Under a Combined Data/Real-Time Traffic
White Paper This paper investigates the performance of an IEEE802.3 shared-bandwidth hub under a mixed data/real-time traffic load. The paper used simulation to study the network performance under the above-mentioned load. [05 Jul 2008]
High Performance User Level Sockets Over Gigabit Ethernet
White Paper While a number of User-Level Protocols have been developed to reduce the gap between the performance capabilities of the physical network and the performance actually available, applications that have already been developed on kernel based... [05 Jul 2008]
Design Alternatives for a High-Performance Self-Securing Ethernet Network Interface
White Paper This paper presents and evaluates a strategy for integrating the Snort network intrusion detection system into a high-performance programmable Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC), considering the impact of several possible hardware and software... [05 Jul 2008]
Aerospace Firm Attracts Customers With High-Performance Computing
White Paper Andrews Space needed a new parallel-processing computing environment with the high-performance that complex contracts demand, and the cost-effectiveness to meet its budget requirements. Washington-based Andrews Space is an affordable integrator of... [05 Jul 2008]
Microsoft High Performance Computing Solution Helps Oil Company Increase the Productivity of Research Staff
White Paper The company also operates a research center (CENPES) where scientists use High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology to support oil-related research and development projects. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. [05 Jul 2008]
Easier Management of High-Performance Computing Cluster Increases Productivity
White Paper Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST), a sector within Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global defense company, wanted to improve access to high-performance computing within its sector. Engineers often waited months to begin projects, and... [05 Jul 2008]
Research-Driven University Breaks Down Barriers to High-Performance Computing
White Paper Queen's University in Belfast has long invested in High-Performance Computing (HPC), but less-technical researchers rarely took advantage of these resources, finding the learning curve of UNIX and Linux too steep. [05 Jul 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 3 of 6): High-Performance Computing With Windows (Level 200)
White Paper This paper discusses the High-Performance Computing (HPC) in Windows compared to a Linux solution. Then it examines demanding workloads, the benefit from high-performance computing, and show how to configure a HPC solution. [05 Jul 2008]
Enabling the High-Performance Next Generation Firewall
White Paper Crossbeam Systems, working closely with Check Point and Sourcefire, has developed a tightly coupled, high-performance, scalable, and reliable Next Generation Firewall solution that has been designed from the ground up to offer the best protection... [05 Jul 2008]
Portuguese University Accelerates Cancer Research With High-Performance Computing
White Paper The University of Beira Interior (Universidade da Beira Interior), Covilha, Portugal, wanted a High-Performance Computing (HPC) solution to aid in breast cancer research. Information acquired from the experience can be applied to other challenges... [05 Jul 2008]
Implementation and Performance Study of a New NAT/Firewall Signaling Protocol
White Paper This paper presents a first open source implementation and performance evaluation of NAT/Firewall NSLP. The NAT/Firewall NSIS Signaling Layer Protocol (NAT/Firewall NSLP) is a path-coupled signaling protocol for explicit Network Address Translator... [05 Jul 2008]
