That’s right, now you can buy a supercomputer that fits right under your desk. The PSC’s (Personal supercomputer) of today would have been #1 on the Top500 http://www.top500.org in November of 1996. ASCI Red would have been the first system to overtake the performance these small supercomputers can provide today.

So why do you need one of these high performance bad boys? Well, if you are trying to keep up with technology, beat out your competition, and do it at the lowest cost possible then you just better think about buying one. Whether you are in manufacturing, engineering, financial services or life sciences, the benefits offered are huge. You can now simulate vs constructing expensive prototypes, you can do more work at your desk vs. waiting to schedule the job on the oversubscribed cluster and most importantly, it provides the competitive advantage you most dearly need to keep up with your customer’s demands for lower pricing.

There are a couple of very interesting solutions on the market right now that should be considered. One is the Cray CX1. This little monster can support up to 16 quad core processors! With Nehalem soon to launch, that is one heck of a lot of performance.

http://www.cray.com/products/CX1.aspx

The CX1 is also ICR (Intel Cluster Ready) certified. This certification helps to ensure end users the system will provide a positive out-of-box experience. When you install the system and turn it on, it just works. You are maximizing your investment. The last thing a small business needs is to make the investment and then spend days getting the system up and running.

http://software.intel.com/en-us/cluster-ready/

With today’s economy, many businesses are reducing cost and putting off capital expenditures. You have decided to be like many other businesses and wait just one more year to upgrade your current computing system. Your competition decided not to wait. Instead, they purchased a PSC that was Intel Cluster Ready Certified and are now more productive than ever before. They made the investment and are now turning out new designs faster and at a lower cost than ever before. You scratch your head wondering how they do it. As you try to save your business they are growing and winning new business. Sometimes, being aggressive in a difficult time is the prudent thing to do…

Still wondering if this is right for me? Concerned you don’t have the IT staff to support such as beast? You don’t have the budget? Is there software out there I can use? All are good questions/concerns, but the ICR certified PSC minimizes if not eliminates the need for an IT staff. The PSC is one of the most affordable cluster solutions on the market today. It plugs right into your wall socket…you have tamed the beast! As for software, if you are purchasing an ICR certified system, then there are numerous applications available and most likely, one you are already familiar with.

When you are getting ready to make your next workstation or high-end PC purchase, I strongly recommend you consider one of the new kids on the block, the PSC. If it is Intel Cluster Ready Certified, you can rest assured the solution you do buy will just work.