E! 6988 SEEDScalable, cost and Energy Efficient DC/HPC technology with SMP capabilities for big-data challenges.

The project develops hardware and software technology for efficient use and utilization of new datacenter resources. The hardware technology will enable scale-up and aggregation of processors, memory and I/O resources controlled by a single operating syst em. The software technology will monitor all sensors and information regarding the condition of the datacenter resources to enable more efficient handling of maintenance and improve system uptime and serviceability. Software will also be developed to hand le job control and scheduling and user interaction from the application level.

We will be leveraging expertise in specialised interconnects, management software and HPC service provision to develop a disruptive solution aimed at Big Data applications. This enables Exabyte-capable mainframe-class systems to be built from commodity se rvers at a fraction of current costs.