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Validating the business benefits of a Univa UD solution

The Univa UD Collaboration Center is a unique facility for those using or exploring a grid or cluster implementation. The Center provides companies with the necessary elements – including hardware, software, expertise and methodology – to validate the business benefits of a Univa UD solution.

Customers from a range of industries (including Pharmaceuticals, Aerospace, Energy, and Manufacturing) have reproduced their production IT environments to design, implement and test a custom grid, cluster, or data center infrastructure.

This facility is not just a demo center – it's a resource for speeding and streamlining your technology implementation without impacting day-to-day operations.

How can this resource help me?

At Univa UD's Collaboration Center, you can avoid the challenges associated with traditional pilot deployments by deploying and testing a reliable production replica of your IT infrastructure. You can also benchmark and size your deployment prior to implementation, and you can work with ISVs and UD experts to enable your applications in a production setting.

The Collaboration Center allows you to optimize your IT infrastructure, investigate alternative implementation scenarios and experiment with new technologies – before deploying within your actual environment.

What's in the Collaboration Center?

The Collaboration Center contains configurable hardware to emulate your real-world business environment while enabling enterprise-class testing of your specific solution. Equipped with a data center and conference rooms for formal presentations and informal planning, the Center is both a lab for building enterprise grid and cluster infrastructures and a destination for designing and perfecting your technical computing vision.

This state-of-the-art facility, located in Austin, Texas, is equipped with cluster hardware, workstation hardware and a range of operating systems and 3rd party workload schedulers. The facility includes grid-enabled applications from a variety of business and R&D areas, and it offers the tools and expertise to help enable any additional requested applications.

The Univa UD Collaboration Center is a useful resource for:

Organizations who want to test a grid or cluster solution quickly without executing a pilot
Customers or partners who need to emulate a potential new environment
Users or ISVs who want to expedite enabling a specific application
Departments or organizations looking to test a third party overflow or on-demand solution prior to engaging
IT groups who need to benchmark test their grid or cluster infrastructure

Collaboration Center Overview & Technical Specifications (.pdf)

Getting Started

It's easy to utilize Univa UD's Collaboration Center for your business needs. The typical engagement process involves:

Feasibility discussion to understand your requirements
Provisioning and configuration of your custom infrastructure
Onsite visit or working session built for your specific needs