Server clusters are now in the enterprise because the benefits of clustering technology are now being applied to a broader range of applications. The following applications in the enterprise are driving this requirement:
•Financial trending analysis—Real-time bond price analysis and historical trending
•Film animation—Rendering of artist multi-gigabyte files
•Manufacturing—Automotive design modeling and aerodynamics
•Search engines—Quick parallel lookup plus content insertion
In the enterprise, developers are increasingly requesting higher bandwidth and lower latency for a growing number of applications. The time-to-market implications related to these applications can result in a tremendous competitive advantage. For example, the cluster performance can directly affect getting a film to market for the holiday season or providing financial management customers with historical trending information during a market shift