DecisionHPC is the X-ISS Web-based monitoring and analytics software package that helps HPC customers achieve maximum system productivity and goal alignment while serving as a tool to accurately plan for future computing resource needs. This presentation provides an overview of DecisionHPC.

1. INTEGRITY Complete HPC
RESPONSIVENESS Management Solutions
EXPERTISE
PROFESSIONALISM
- DecisionHPC: Monitoring & Analytics Software
Solutions to Manage Systems that are Solving the World’s Big Data Problems
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2. Ensure HPC productivity
Can you?
Track & Record HPC information
(real-time & historical)
Create Reports & Analyze Data
Make Data-based Decisions using real-time &
historical data
“I need a way to create metrics of real-time and
historical data to ensure our systems are
performing at the highest levels.”
- HPC Manager at large biochemical & energy company
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3. DecisionHPC Overview
Monitoring & Analytics Software for clusters
 Maximize productivity
 Align usage with business goals
 Make more informed purchase decisions
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4. DecisionHPC: When to Use
Heterogeneous & distributed environments
Monitor, Track & Report on projects, users &
applications
Ensure global data integrity & continuity
 Global Info Warehouse for HPC analytics
When Analytics are important to:
 Improve productivity
 Aid in future HPC planning
 Align usage with business
goals
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5. High Level View
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KPIs
Compute for
Resources
Data/ Network/
Other Resources Executives
Normalize, Roll Up Managers
Users
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Rocks, Bright, Pla User, Application IT Support
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To External
Systems
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6. How DecisionHPC Works
Collect Normalize and Alert and Plan, Monitor,
Data Analyze Report Decide, & Act
X-ISS Analytics
Engine Dashboard
Job
Data
Executives
System Metrics
Data Managers
Business Users
Reports
Data
IT Support
Business &
Other System Metrics Alerts
Data
• Heterogeneous • Drill-Down • Strategic Planning
• Transforms
• Geographically • Custom Reports • Mgmt Reporting
• Normalizes
Dispersed • Data Export • Accounting
• Summarizes
• Various Collectors • Alert Definitions • Troubleshooting
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7. Industry Support
“There is a real need for a tool like DecisionHPC that
collects system data from a variety of sources and
integrates that data into one useful dashboard. The
diversity of hardware and middleware in our systems
creates some challenges, and it seems DecisionHPC can
address most of these. For intelligent planning, the
ability to track , store and mine historical
data, DecisionHPC appears to present a very valuable
solution.”
- HPC Reservoir Solutions Lead, at a global energy
and petrochemicals company
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8. Industry Support
“With several thousand nodes composed of different
hardware and middleware, DecisionHPC works
across our entire cluster environment to help us
understand our systems on both big-picture and
detailed levels. DecisionHPC allows us to see what is
happening in our cluster environment all of the time--
this is hugely beneficial to making decisions quickly
and confidently. The level of information available
with DecisionHPC and its customizable format has
proved to be a major asset to ensuring optimum
productivity and helping us realize business
objectives.”
- Keith Richie, manager of HPC, IonGeo
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9. DecisionHPC Summary
Monitoring & Analytics Software for clusters
 Maximize productivity
 Align usage with business goals
 Make more informed purchase decisions
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10. Thank you!
With thousands of nodes under
management, X-ISS is an ideal partner for
your complete HPC management needs.
Schedule a DecisionHPC demo with X-ISS:
HPC@x-iss.com
713 - 862 - 9200
www.x-iss.com
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