StackIQ Introduces the Multi-Distribution Edition of the Enterprise Data Product at the O’Reilly Strata Conference

StackIQ’s complete Hadoop solution for the Enterprise adds support for MapR, Cloudera, DataStax, and other Big Data distributions

San Diego, CA – February 26, 2013  – StackIQ, a leading provider of cluster management solutions for Hadoop, today announced an extension to its StackIQ Enterprise Data (SED) product line featuring support for Big Data software stacks in addition to Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP). Now, enterprise customers can choose from a selection of outstanding big data software offerings from several leading vendors, including MapR, Cloudera, and DataStax. StackIQ’s cluster-management software can now provision, deploy, and manage them all with ease.

The new Enterprise Data product joins the Hortonworks Edition, bringing StackIQ’s powerful, sophisticated cluster-management capabilities for the enterprise data center to a broader range of customers.

“We realize people have choices when it comes to the Hadoop and NoSQL software they run in their data center,” said Tim McIntire of StackIQ. “We wanted to make sure that our advanced cluster-management capabilities would be available to everyone, regardless of the distribution they choose.”

This latest release of SED offers many features enterprise customers will benefit from, including:

• Support for popular Hadoop and NoSQL distributions
• Complete lifecycle management of the entire Big Data cluster — hardware, operating system, network, and Big Data software
• Flexible, automated system configuration for all commodity hardware
• Script-free configuration and deployment

“At Think Big, we help customers get value from Big Data by assembling applications that integrate Hadoop and NoSQL databases. StackIQ brings a much-needed capability to enable these applications, providing vendor-independent cluster management that works with the leading Hadoop distributions, NoSQL databases, hardware, and hosting platforms,” said Ron Bodkin, founder and CEO of Think Big Analytics.

Availability

The latest version of StackIQ Enterprise Data is now available for download at http://web.stackiq.com/download-stackiq-enterprise-data.

About StackIQ

StackIQ is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster-management software, StackIQ simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large-scale environments with hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, analytics, or high-performance computing. To learn more, visit www.StackIQ.com.

StackIQ products include software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of The Regents of the University of California.

For additional information, contact:
Lionel Gibbons
StackIQ, Inc.
(858) 380-2020
Lionel.Gibbons@StackIQ.com

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StackIQ Announces Release of StackIQ Enterprise HPC for High Performance Computing Clusters

Company Aligns HPC and Big Data Products Providing a Comprehensive Enterprise Cluster Management Solution for Computing and Data

San Diego, CA – November 12, 2012 – StackIQ today announced the immediate availability of StackIQ Enterprise HPC, the newest addition to their comprehensive cluster management product line. Powered by Rocks+, and building on StackIQ’s successful Enterprise Data offering, the new product provides the very latest in HPC cluster management software.

StackIQ has updated their Rocks+ HPC product to embrace the many enterprise-grade capabilities already available in their Enterprise Data solution. Customers familiar with the company’s Rocks+ HPC product will be delighted to know that the new software is a direct upgrade of their previous release — with several new and enhanced capabilities.

StackIQ Enterprise HPC is based on the latest enterprise grade Linux — Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS 6.3 — and features a new easier to use graphical user interface, while retaining the powerful command line interface Rocks+ power users know and love.

In addition to the new GUI, nearly every module has been updated, from the HPC Roll (which contains a preconfigured OpenMPI environment), to the Intel, Dell, Univa Grid Engine (UGE), Moab, Mellanox, Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine (GE), and CUDA Rolls.

Administrators will find it easier to track cluster health using new advanced cluster diagnostics tools, while developers will find it easier than ever to develop and debut Rolls using features like the filtered “profiles” tab in the GUI. StackIQ also added advanced firewall configuration to enhance the security of HPC clusters, making them more robust and able to be integrated into today’s enterprise data center environments.

“We are thrilled to bring this major update to our HPC customers in time for the annual SC12 conference,” said Tim McIntire, President and co-founder of StackIQ. “By bringing the enterprise features of our Enterprise Data product to the HPC products, we’ve improved the HPC product, while making it easier for those building hybrid HPC/Hadoop clusters to get their work done.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ (formerly “Clustercorp”) is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large-scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing. StackIQ is located in La Jolla, California. To learn more visit http://www.StackIQ.com

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

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StackIQ Announces Launch of Synergy Partner Program to
Boost Partner Profitability

Program makes it easier for partners to bring complete, cluster-based solutions to their customers 

San Diego, CA – October 2, 2012 – StackIQ today announced the launch of the Synergy Partner Program designed to accelerate StackIQ partners’ sales revenue and profit. The StackIQ Synergy Partner Program will provide access to StackIQ’s partner support services, facilitating their ability to bring complete, cluster-based solutions to their customers.

StackIQ’s new Synergy Partner Program provides benefits to help partners with marketing, sales, and support of their solutions. It offers certification, a solution showcase, easy access to product collateral, sales aids, training material, co-branded collateral, joint white paper, webinar, and case study development. By joining the program, partners signal to their customers that their products and services integrate with StackIQ’s full-stack big infrastructure automation solution.

The Synergy Partner Program provides market differentiation, and sustainable revenue opportunities by offering the tools, training, support, and resources partners need to advance their business.

Program Highlights

• Qualified partners can take advantage of new partner support services to further differentiate their business.
• Partners can access StackIQ intellectual capital to build their own unique solutions cost effectively.
• Access to technical preview releases
• Qualified partners have access to demo licenses to StackIQ software
• Partners will be positioned with StackIQ sales teams to jointly work opportunities

“Partnering with StackIQ lets us call on their cluster management expertise so we can focus on our Big Data solution,” said Bruce Weed, Program Director, IBM. “We no longer work on dealing with all the cluster deployment issues typically encountered with a new customer. Instead, we’re up and running in no time, and showing the benefits of our software to the customer.”

“As StackIQ has seen more uptake in the enterprise we realize the importance of working with more partners in the ecosystem,” said Tracy Lothringer VP of Business Development at StackIQ. “Broadening our base of partners gives us greater reach and drives more value to our joint customers.”

SUPPORTING RESOURCES

For more information on StackIQ Synergy Partner Program, visit www.stackiq.com/partners/stackiq-partner-program

About StackIQ

StackIQ is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing.

StackIQ is located in La Jolla, California, adjacent to the University of California, San Diego, where the open-source Rocks Group was founded. For more information visit http://www.StackIQ.com.

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

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StackIQ Announces Release of StackIQ Enterprise Data, Powered By Hortonworks Data Platform

Product Combines Hortonworks Data Platform, StackIQ Hadoop and Cluster Managers Into a Comprehensive Enterprise Solution 

San Diego, CA – June 12, 2012 – StackIQ today announced the immediate availability of StackIQ Enterprise Data, the first complete Apache Hadoop cluster solution for the enterprise. Powered by Hortonworks Data Platform, and building on StackIQ’s Big Infrastructure management software, the new product provides all of the software needed to build and manage Hadoop clusters right from bare metal. Hortonworks Data Platform, a 100 percent open source platform powered by Apache Hadoop, makes Hadoop easy to consume and use in enterprise environments.

With everything needed for provisioning, deploying, and managing a Hadoop cluster, StackIQ Enterprise Data is designed to meet the needs of IT managers who need to deploy and manage Hadoop in their data centers. As part of a reseller agreement with Hortonworks StackIQ announced last month StackIQ Enterprise Data is available with enterprise-grade support, making it the ideal solution for mission-critical data management applications.

“We’re very excited to be able to offer the first complete Hadoop solution that is fully supported and backed by the deep domain expertise of Hortonworks,” said Joe Markee, CEO of StackIQ. “By combining our extensive Hadoop management software with the Hortonworks Data Platform, we’re now able to offer a comprehensive solution that will take our customers from proof-of-concept through production and scale-out.”

StackIQ Enterprise Data includes the most popular and essential Apache Hadoop projects including the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), MapReduce, HBase, and Zookeeper. It is ready to install and configure using StackIQ’s industry-leading cluster management solution. Also included is StackIQ’s Hadoop management software, which lets you configure, monitor, and manage the deployed Hadoop cluster. Now you can have everything you need to build and maintain a Hadoop solution in one package.

“We’re thrilled to have StackIQ as a launch partner for Hortonworks Data Platform,” said Ari Zilka, Chief Products Officer at Hortonworks. “StackIQ’s Cluster Manager represents the most complete provisioning and management platform the Apache Hadoop community has ever seen.”

“Using StackIQ Enterprise Data, we were able to deploy Thrax, one of our cutting-edge applications used for machine translation, in far less time than other solutions,” said Scott Roberts of The Human Language Technology Center of Excellence at The Johns Hopkins University.  ”Since then, the StackIQ management software has allowed us to quickly and easily maintain Hadoop.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, and High Performance Computing. For more information visit http://www.StackIQ.com.

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

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StackIQ Signs Agreement with Hortonworks to Resell Hortonworks Data Platform

Company Will Offer Complete Apache Hadoop Solution for Enterprise Customers.

San Diego, CA – May 15, 2012 – StackIQ, a recognized leader in infrastructure management solutions for Big Data, announced today that it has signed a reseller agreement with Hortonworks a leading commercial vendor promoting the innovation, development and support of Apache Hadoop. The agreement will enable StackIQ to offer new products to accelerate the adoption of Apache Hadoop by enterprise data centers.

Enterprises everywhere are racing to deploy Apache Hadoop to enhance their data management capabilities. StackIQ is developing solutions that will make it easier for enterprise customers to deploy and manage Hadoop by leveraging the leading technologies from both vendors to create the first enterprise Hadoop solution that handles everything from deployment on bare metal all the way to the application.

StackIQ will combine the Hortonworks Data Platform with StackIQ’s Rocks+ Cluster Management technologies to create an integrated solution that addresses the problems enterprise data centers experience when developing Hadoop solutions internally. The Hortonworks Data Platform powered by Apache Hadoop, is a massively scalable, 100 percent open source platform for storing, processing and analyzing large volumes of data. The platform includes the most popular and essential Apache Hadoop projects including HDFS, MapReduce, HCatalog, Pig, Hive, HBase and Zookeeper. These combined solutions will make it easier to bring a Hadoop project from proof-of-concept, to production, to scale-out.

“We are excited to be able to offer the first Hadoop solution for enterprise customers that addresses the often overlooked problem of setting up and managing the underlying cluster for Hadoop,” said Joe Markee CEO of StackIQ. “By partnering with Hortonworks, we are able to leverage their thought leadership, technologies, and support infrastructure for Apache Hadoop.”
The two companies have also entered into a support agreement that will let StackIQ customers take full advantage of Hortonworks’ deep domain expertise in Apache Hadoop.

“Rocks+ represents the most complete provisioning and management platform the Apache Hadoop community has ever seen,” said Ari Zilka, Chief Products Officer at Hortonworks. “We intend to work closely with StackIQ to both leverage lessons learned from their vast management expertise and to tightly integrate Rocks+ with the Apache Ambari project, which is a monitoring, administration and lifecycle management project for Apache Hadoop clusters.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ (formerly “Clustercorp”) is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing. For more information visit www.StackIQ.com

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

Contact:
Lionel Gibbons
StackIQ, Inc.
858-380-2020
Lionel.Gibbons@StackIQ.com

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Key Hadoop Distributed File System Contributor Dhruba Borthakur joins StackIQ Technical Advisory Board

Software Engineer Instrumental in Scaling Facebook’s Hadoop Environment Brings Extensive Experience to Leading Infrastructure Management Software Company.

San Diego, CA – February 21, 2012 – StackIQ, the Big Infrastructure Company, today announced that Dhruba Borthakur has been appointed to its Technical Advisory Board. Borthakur, a leading contributor to the Apache Hadoop Distributed File System open source project, will serve as advisor to the company’s product & engineering team, guiding the development of Big Data management software.

Mr. Borthakur is a software engineer at Facebook and has been one of the lead contributors for the Hadoop Distributed File System. He has been associated with Hadoop since its inception while working for Yahoo, and is currently instrumental in scaling Facebook’s Hadoop cluster to multiples of petabytes. Dhruba also contributes actively to the Apache HBase project.

“We’re thrilled to have such an experienced Apache Hadoop contributor on board,” Said Mason Katz, Chief Technology Officer, StackIQ. “With Dhruba’s guidance, StackIQ will provide our users with big infrastructure management software that is finely tuned to the way Big Data clusters operate.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ (formerly “Clustercorp”) is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing.

StackIQ is located in La Jolla, California, adjacent to the University of California, San Diego, where the open-source Rocks Group was founded. To learn more visit http://www.StackIQ.com

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

Contact:
Lionel Gibbons
StackIQ, Inc.
858-380-2020
Lionel.Gibbons@StackIQ.com

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StackIQ Updates Rocks+ Infrastructure Management Solution for Big Data and High Performance Computing

Company Adds New Hadoop Management Features, and Workload Management Support.

San Diego, CA – February 16, 2012 – StackIQ today announced the immediate availability of Rocks+ 6.0.1, an update to the comprehensive software suite for automating the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. This release expands on 6.0 adding new Hadoop management features, and new High Performance Computing features.

The updated version of Rocks+ makes managing Big Data clusters easier thanks to all-new Hadoop graphical management features. The release also expands the choice of High Performance Computing workload managers with updated Rolls for CUDA, OFED, Solarflare, Moab, and Univa Grid Engine. And the new “a la carte” packaging of Rolls makes it easier to tailor a Rocks+ solution to meet users requirements.

“Rocks+ 6.0.1 adds the new features our customers have been looking for, and keeps rocks at the forefront of new technologies,” said Tim McIntire, President of StackIQ. “It’s important to us that our customers always have the tools they need to be productive.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ (formerly “Clustercorp”) is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing.

StackIQ is located in La Jolla, California, adjacent to the University of California, San Diego, where the open-source Rocks Group was founded. To learn more visit http://www.StackIQ.com

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

Contact:
Lionel Gibbons
StackIQ, Inc.
858-380-2020
Lionel.Gibbons@StackIQ.com

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Veteran Executive Mike Murphy Joins StackIQ Board of Directors

Seasoned Executive Brings Extensive Track Record of Business Results to Leading Cluster Management Software Company.

San Diego, CA – February 7, 2012 – StackIQ, the Big Infrastructure Company, today announced that Michael Murphy has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Murphy has three decades of technology management and sales experience. He will help guide StackIQ’s growth with a focus on customer acquisition and sales development.

“The expansion of StackIQ’s Board of Directors ensures the company will take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the rapid expansion of Big Data market,” Said Joe Markee, CEO StackIQ. “Mike stood out as an exceptional candidate to help us through this dynamic period in the company’s expansion, and we’re thrilled to have him on board.”

Murphy served as Chief Executive Office of InQuira, Inc. from 2001 to 2011, when the company was acquired by Oracle. Mike led the company in delivering a comprehensive knowledge management solution that delivered a multi-cannel customer support solution across industries. Customers included such industry leaders as Apple, Intuit, Hartford, eBay, and Bank of America.

Prior to InQuira, Murphy served as a Sr. VP at Cambridge Technology Partners where he ran the Western Region and oversaw its sales, marketing, alliances and partner programs. Prior to his tenure at Cambridge Technology Partners, he spent 13 years with Hewlett Packard.

“StackIQ is quickly reaching a critical stage as enterprises have started embracing Big Data,” said Murphy. “I look forward to helping StackIQ make the most of the opportunities on their doorstep.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ (formerly “Clustercorp”) is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing.

StackIQ is located in La Jolla, California, adjacent to the University of California, San Diego, where the open-source Rocks Group was founded. To learn more visit http://www.StackIQ.com

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

Contact:
Lionel Gibbons
StackIQ, Inc.
858-380-2020
Lionel.Gibbons@StackIQ.com

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StackIQ is seeking a Linux developer with interest in developing cloud and big data software to help drive the development of a management system for large scale distributed systems (clusters and clouds). Candidate should have interest in either traditional data center management tools (Puppet, Chef, etc), big data (Hadoop, NoSQL, etc), and/or cloud platforms (EC2/S3, CloudStack, Eucalyptus, etc). Ideal candidate would have experience in either big data or cloud environments. Preferred programming experience in Python, SQL, C, and Object-Oriented design. Candidate should have a B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent), understand group software development and use of version control tools (cvs, git). Position is in San Diego. Please submit resumes to jobs@StackIQ.com.

Software Engineer (User Interface)

StackIQ is seeking a Linux Web Application developer to design and implement a monitoring and control panel for large scale distributed systems (clusters and clouds). Candidate should have interest in building Java/web-based interfaces to documented APIs (Python) and Databases (MySQL). Preferred experience in Java, Python, and Object-Oriented Design, with standard web frameworks (AJAX, GWT, SproutCore). Candidate should have a B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent), interest in group software development and routine use of version control tools (cvs, git). Preference given to candidates with proven human factor design experience and a portfolio or prior work. Position is in San Diego. Please submit resumes to jobs@StackIQ.com.

Rocks+ 6 is a major upgrade that includes a new graphical user interface, and a visualization tool that lets IT managers keep an eye on the bare metal, parallel installation process in real time. Also new to this release is support for the latest versions of Red Hat 6, CentOS 6, and Oracle Linux 6.
“We are thrilled to have the support of so many partners as we roll out this release,” said Joe Markee, CEO of StackIQ. “The major focus of Rocks+ 6 is Big Infrastructure for Big Data and there is clearly tremendous momentum in this space.”

It features support for Apache Hadoop with automated provisioning and management of MapReduce, HDFS, HBase, Zookeeper, and Hive. There’s also Beta support for managing the high-performance, open source, NoSQL databases Cassandra and MongoDB.

Rocks+ is available from the company’s web site and from StackIQ partners, including Dell, HP, and Amazon Web Services. It is free for physical systems of up to 16 nodes, and priced per-node for larger systems. Contact StackIQ for details.

“Dell is an industry-leader in standards-based servers and our customers appreciate the benefits of open, capable and affordable solutions” said Donnie Bell, Director, Enterprise Software Product Marketing, “By combining Dell PowerEdge and Dell PowerEdge C solutions with the open infrastructure of Rocks+, we are offering customers choice in the environment used to manage their infrastructure and the applications they run.”

The Rocks+ Database-driven Design

The solution is based on a database-driven design that ensures consistent deployments without requiring a team of engineers writing custom scripts. It features optional, plug-in software modules — called “Rolls” — that tailor the system for any Big Infrastructure application.

“As the leader in Apache Hadoop-based software and services, working closely with the developer community and Hadoop ecosystem to create new choices for customers is a top priority,” said Ed Albanese, head of Business Development at Cloudera. “StackIQ’s release of Rocks+ 6 expands the capabilities of their proven infrastructure management software to include support for Cloudera’s Distribution Including Apache Hadoop (CDH), the industry’s most comprehensive and widely deployed distribution of Hadoop.”
Rocks+ is the fastest way to spin up Big Infrastructure from bare metal. One hyper-scale web company used Rocks+ to deploy their custom Hadoop distribution across a large data center. As the metric for their proof-of-concept, they successfully used Rocks+ to upgrade and redeploy the entire cluster from bare metal in less than 30-minutes.

StackIQ’s Partner Ecosystem

The StackIQ software partner program includes a wide range of solutions that rely on a Big Infrastructure foundation. By leveraging the management capability of Rocks+, partners can dedicate more resources to delivering added value to their customers.

“StackIQ is focused on providing software to provision and manage Big Infrastructure for Apache Hadoop,” said Mitch Ferguson, vice president of business development for Hortonworks. “This helps us achieve our goal of making Hadoop and the Hortonworks Data Platform more robust and easier to install, manage and use.”

“We’re delighted that StackIQ’s Big Infrastructure platform fully supports the MapR Distribution for Apache Hadoop,” said John Schroeder, CEO and Co-founder of MapR Technologies. “The Rocks+ automated provisioning features for MapR is further evidence of the strong and growing commercial ecosystem around Hadoop.”
By dramatically reducing the time to production, Rocks+ allows customers to begin generating a return on their infrastructure investment sooner than they could using less effective solutions.

“Big Data can require large numbers of servers, and a lot of servers can cause headaches and complexity,” said Matt Pfeil, Co-Founder of DataStax. “We’re excited to see StackIQ wholly focusing on the problem of provisioning and managing the type of infrastructure that Apache Cassandra runs on.”

Open Architecture

Rocks+ implements an open architecture that lets customers and partners add modules to meet their needs. Partners such as IBM, Univa, and NVIDIA have collaborated with StackIQ to develop modules that integrate Rocks+ with their solutions.

“Rocks+ is the leading solution for managing big infrastructure,” said Gary Tyreman, CEO of Univa Corporation. “With over 10,000 data centers using Rocks we are excited to partner with StackIQ by offering Univa Grid Engine as a modular, integrated workload management solution.”

The open architecture also allows Rocks+ to deploy infrastructure equally well whether using physical servers in a data center, or virtual servers in the cloud. Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud features the Rocks+ Amazon Machine Image, letting customers deploy Big Infrastructure in the cloud.

Rocks+ 6 Makes IT Organizations More Efficient

The wide variety of Rocks+ Rolls, open architecture, and database driven design combine with the parallel installer to make IT organizations more efficient at deploying and managing their big infrastructure, regardless of the application.

“Shortly after Rocks+ became operational at CENPA (http://www.npl.washington.edu/), we made use of it for simulations in phase analysis and for final signal extraction.” said Gary Holman, Senior Computer Specialist NPL/CENPA at the University of Washington. “Rocks+ proved to be some 5 times faster than any other infrastructure management system available, and enabled us to meet a tight deadline and present the new results at Neutrinos in New Zealand.”

About StackIQ

StackIQ (formerly “Clustercorp”) is a leading provider of software that automates the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. Based on open-source Rocks cluster management software, StackIQ’s Rocks+ product simplifies the installation and management of the hardware and software that provides the infrastructure for large scale environments having hundreds or thousands of servers supporting Big Data, Analytics, or High Performance Computing.

StackIQ is located in La Jolla, California, adjacent to the University of California, San Diego, where the open-source Rocks Group was founded. To learn more visit http://www.StackIQ.com

Rocks+ includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and its contributors. Rocks® is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California.

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