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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Systems/Enterprise:
DataSynapse SUPPORTS IBM OPAL
INITIATIVE
DataSynapse Inc, a fast-growing provider of Grid computing software for
commercial applications, announced its participation in the IBM Orchestration
and Provisioning Automation Library (OPAL) to create and build workflows for
the automation and provisioning of on-demand computing infrastructures.
Intended to bring together IBM partners to share IT best practices and
collaborate on building a broad repository of workflows for storage, network
infrastructure, server platforms, applications and middleware, OPAL arms IBM
business partners with the solutions needed to help customers rapidly build
and deploy on-demand IT environments, reducing total cost of ownership and
improving resource utilization.
As a participant in OPAL, DataSynapse will create and publish workflows
that
address the virtualization and execution of application services across the
network, while enabling organizations to leverage additional resources when
needed to meet quality service needs. Integrating Tivoli Intelligent
ThinkDynamic Orchestrator with DataSynapse's award-winning technology,
GridServer enables enterprises to implement a cost-effective model for
acquiring, deploying and managing resources while delivering significant
improvements to application performance, resiliency and scalability.
Web services, utility computing, .NET, CPU harvesting and distributed
computing are just a few of the technologies that fall under the Grid
computing umbrella. Gt04 -- a premiere enterprise Grid computing conference
targeting industrial and commercial users -- will gather experts, and outline
strategies and road maps for Grid deployment. For more information, visit
www.gt04.com.
Grid computing is here!
"Combining Tivoli Intelligent ThinkDynamic Orchestrator and GridServer will
enable IT organizations to eliminate stovepipes and silos and offer customers
on-the-fly infrastructure provisioning to respond to changing business
conditions," said Tony Bishop, DataSynapse's chief business architect. "As a
participant in the OPAL initiative, DataSynapse is able to closely align
itself with IBM's e-business and on-demand strategy, generating new revenue
opportunities and improving quality of service for our clients."
"OPAL allows IBM and its partners to address common IT pains most
frequently
reported by customers: dependence on manual processes and low utilization of
resources," said Sandra Carter, vice president of worldwide Tivoli marketing
and software group. "The involvement of DataSynapse provides immediate value
to organizations looking to remove the limitations of existing environments to
optimize resource allocation, while in the process consuming less capital,
generating new revenue opportunities and reducing operating costs."
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