Azul Systems, Inc., has announced the availability of the Azul CentiCore integrated solution, combining the power of multicore architecture with open source software designed to provide SMP processing power at an affordable price for small or medium size enterprises (SMEs). The CentiCore solution is a pre-configured integrated solution comprised of one specially configured 96-way Azul Compute Appliance with 32GB shared memory, two 2-way/1GB Linux servers, an HP ProCurve Gigabit Ethernet switch both from Penguin Computing, and the open source JBoss Application Server and JBoss Portal.

This specially-configured solution enables small and mid-tier enterprises (SMEs) with symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) quality compute resources, while delivering all the benefits of commodity scale-out economics with significantly fewer servers to manage. Without any application level modifications, binary compatibility requirements or operating system dependencies, network attached processing directly addresses the issues faced by IT managers worldwide.

Network attached processing allows businesses to seamlessly tap into Azul compute pools, regardless of existing infrastructure, and solves some of the most difficult challenges typically associated with scaling service-oriented applications such as Java™ or J2EE™ platforms. This fundamentally new approach allows customers to get more out of their existing servers and drive significant cost out of managing their data centers.

The CentiCore solution occupies 8U of standard rack space, consumes 1.75 kilowatts and is priced at less than two similarly configured 4-way Dell^TM PowerEdge^TM 6850 systems. Through a strategic partnership with JBoss® and Penguin Computing®, Azul Systems® has combined the substantial benefits of open source and multicore technologies. The CentiCore solution is creating a multiplier effect in cost savings making it ideal to address the needs of SMEs or individual projects in large enterprises.

More Bang for the Buck
Enterprises of all sizes struggle with getting more out of the infrastructure they already own. By delivering dramatically more application throughput for transaction-intensive applications-with less cost, less complexity, and faster time-to-deployment-Azul enables datacenters to operate at significantly greater efficiency. Azul is the only solution offering true economy of scale: the larger the applications and the more applications accessing the Azul solution, the greater the margins.

Seamlessly Inject Into/Out of Existing Environments
Because the Azul solution is completely operating system agnostic, businesses can seamlessly tap into Azul compute pools regardless of which operating systems their applications run on, without forcing customers to modify applications or environment.

Predictable Service Levels;
Lightning Fast Response Times
With virtually unlimited capacity, network attached processing enables organizations to cost-effectively scale their transaction-intensive and service-oriented applications. With Azul, small and mid tier enterprises can meet peak application loads arising from both seasonal (Christmas shopping, tax time) and unexpected (disaster relief) events without over-provisioning.

Control Hidden Commodity Costs
By scaling applications through massively shared capacity found in Azul Compute Appliances, IT can control the hidden management costs that arise from commodity server sprawl, real estate, power, cooling, maintenance and operational complexity associated with managing commodity servers.

The combined power of multicore and open source introduces a massive multiplier effect that provides unprecedented productivity and cost savings to IT projects. Application development will no longer be constrained by traditional server infrastructure limitations, but can now be tied to business goals and objectives.

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All The Benefits of Scale-Out With A Lot Fewer Servers To Manage:

• Ensure predictable service levels and faster response times under unpredictable loads
• Eradicate over-provisioning and minimize software licensing costs
• Increase existing hardware utilization of server infrastructure
• Minimize power consumption and environmental constraints
• Reduce capacity planning from months to days
• Accelerate Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) deployments

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