SUNNYVALE, Calif. -February 28,
2012-Government organizations, universities, and labs
worldwidethat rely on high-performance computing (HPC) face
increasing challenges in managing and processing growing data
volumesto advance scientific research and design next-generation
products. These organizations have turned to solutions based on the
Lustre file system toimprove the speed and accuracy of scientific
discovery and obtain insights faster into areas such as geonomics,
bioinformatics, defense, and climate simulation modeling
research.
As part of its effort to work closely with
leading organizations to drive continued innovation with the Lustre
file system, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that it has
joined the OpenSFS and EOFS(European Open File
System)communities. OpenSFS is focused on increasing collaboration,
communicating requirements to Lustre developers, and supporting a
release of Lustre that addresses key customer needs. EOFS
promotesthe establishment and adoption of Lustre as an open source
parallel filesystemwith continued support tosustain and enhance its
quality, capabilities, and functionality by addressing the specific
requirements of European organizations, institutions, and
companies.
Supporting Facts
- This expanded collaboration with industry leaders worldwide
builds further on NetApp's continued investment in HPC. NetApp
recently teamed with Whamcloud to announce the foundation of the
Open Benchmark for Lustre initiative to define, standardize,
and promote storage system benchmarks using Lustre.
- NetApp brings a proven history of helping customers meet
extreme demands in HPC environments to transform their big data
into business success. Most recently, the
Department of Energy selected NetApp® as the storage
foundation for Sequoia, one of the world's most powerful
supercomputers.
- NetApp's portfolio of big data
solutions allows customers to break through performance
barriers to unlock new insights;gain a competitive advantage with
better, faster business decisions; and create new business
opportunities.
- The
NetApp High-Performance Computing Solution for Lustre,
announced last fall, efficiently scales bandwidth and density with
proven reliability to solve challenging research, modeling, and
simulation problems.
Supporting Quotes
- David Dale, director, Industry Standards at
NetApp
"NetApp big data solutions are foundational to business success and
have proven instrumental in enabling customers tounlock insight
into the power of growing data volumes,make better decisions, and
drive successful business outcomes at the speed of today's
business. The Lustrefile system has gained in popularity for its
ability to enable success by providing a platform that meets the
performance, scalability, and capacity requirements for storage
environments that require very high bandwidth. We look forward to
collaborating with the OpenSFS and EOFS communities to enable the
continued growth and development of Lustre and open standards
high-performancefile systems."
- Norman Morse, president at OpenSFS
"OpenSFS is pleased to welcome NetApp to our growing list of
participants. With each new participant, our community is
strengthened and our ability to provide support and development for
the Lustre file system is improved. NetApp has already demonstrated
leadership and commitment to the community in many ways, including
proposing the Open Lustre Benchmarking working group. We are
pleased to have NetApp as an Adopter Participant in OpenSFS and we
look forward to working together in the future."
Additional Resources
About NetApp
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as the success of our pathway partners and customers. Discover our
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