Platform Symphony for Power V6.1 enables scalable, high-performance grid services for parallel compute- and data-intensive analytic applications.

Platform Symphony - Standard Edition and Advanced Edition for Power are enterprise-class grid managers for running distributed application services on a scalable, shared, heterogeneous grid.

Platform Symphony for Power can help you:

• Obtain higher-quality business results fast
• Reduce infrastructure and management costs
• Accelerate many types of Hadoop MapReduce workloads
• Combine compute- and data-intensive applications on a single shared platform

Features include the following:

• Ultrafast, low-latency grid scheduler
• Redesigned web interface
• Multicluster support for  scalability to 100,000 cores
• Unique resource-sharing model that  enables multitenancy with resource lending and borrowing for maximum  efficiency
• Optimized, low-latency MapReduceimplementation compatible with IBM InfoSphere BigInsights and other big data solutions

Platform Symphony for Power is available in two different editions tailored to different business requirements:

• Platform Symphony - Standard Edition for Power is intended for enterprise-class performance and scalability.
• Platform Symphony - Advanced Edition for Power is ideal for distributed compute- and data-intensive applications requiring Hadoop MapReduce.

With Platform Symphony for Power V6.1, you can realize:

• Faster throughput and performance
• Higher levels of resource utilization
• Reduced infrastructure and management costs
• Reduced application development  and maintenance costs
• The agility to respond instantly to real-time demands

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