GemCache Data Grid - High Performance Grid Data Management

GemFire™ on IBM System x platform with Intel® Xeon® Processors

GemCache Data Grid includes GemFire , a continuously available, high-performance data management software solution, running on the robust IBM BladeCenter® or System x™ platforms, which includes the next generation Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5300 series processors. With this combination, data can be managed in main-memory and disk harnessed across several servers in a cluster, so that even the most concurrent and data-intensive Grid operations can operate without degradation in performance or quality of service. In this manner, every System x node on the grid is enabled with sophisticated data management, thereby promoting the coexistence of the necessary compute power and data sets to execute scheduled workloads.

GemFire  - Key Features

• Distributed in-memory data caching with flexible topologies to support large-scale deployments
• Scalable, reliable and guaranteed data distribution and event notifications that can span disparate IT environments even across a WAN
• Support for distributed transactions and querying across multiple processes
• Sophisticated in-memory replication and disk persistence for high data availability and protection
• Standard-based support for heterogeneous data types - Java, C++ and C#
• Rich management console and APIs to plug into system monitoring frameworks

IBM System x and BladeCenter - Key Features

• High-density modular blade server designed to support the entire family of BladeCenter chassis
• Designed to take less time to install and fewer people to maintain, helping reduce IT infrastructure costs
• Support for dual-core processors and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology provide the performance needed for even the most demanding applications
• Featuring new high-speed fabrics with BladeCenter H to deliver greater bandwidth and performance
• Helps reduce power and cooling costs while delivering substantial performance gains over earlier technology-true performance efficiency

Intel Quad-Core 5300 series Xeon processor - Key Features

• Based on Intel Core Microarchitecture designed for compute and data intensive industries like Financial Services, built for Virtualization, stable and reliable with proven world record performance per watt and energy efficient performance
• Intel Intelligent Power Capability, Intel Smart Cache Technology with 8 MB On Die Cache, Dual Independent Hi Speed Buses (up to 1333 MHz), with Advanced fully buffered memory, greater throughput performance with Intel I/O Acceleration Technology
• Three times greater power efficiency with new 80 Watt and below processors
• 4X performance improvement over single-core processors
• 100% improvement in virtualization over previous generation processors
• Enabling large data-sets via 64-bit processing

Benefits and Value

• Break through data bottlenecks in the enterprise grid environment
• Harness the best in class distributed hardware combined with best in class distributed data management solution out of the box.
• Low-latency data access—Lower Grid process lead-times—Fewer idle resources
• Seamless horizontal scale-out for grid environments—Grid-enable more applications, successfully deploy large grids at low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and higher Return on Investment
• High data availability with no downtime due to data loss—Reduced monetary loss and improved customer satisfaction. Enhance Business Continuity with non-stop access to operational data
• Easy manageability, monitoring and tuning for optimal operations—Increased developer productivity and lower operational costs
• “Ready for IBM Grid”
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