The first step in any successful system project is to understand what the customer actually needs.

We analyze current workloads, applications, system configurations, performance requirements, operational conditions, future plans, and available budgets.

Typical consultation topics include:

• Current system assessment
• Workload and application analysis
• Identification of performance bottlenecks
• Capacity and resource requirements
• CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and network requirements
• Operational and maintenance requirements
• Future expansion planning
• Budget and lifecycle considerations

Our objective is to define the right requirements before products or specifications are selected.

Modern HPC and AI systems consist of many closely connected technologies. CPU performance alone does not determine the performance or value of the complete system.

We evaluate and combine technologies including:

• CPU and GPU platforms
• Memory architecture and capacity
• Local and shared storage
• High-performance storage and parallel file systems
• Network and high-speed interconnects
• Operating systems and system software
• Power and cooling requirements
• Management and monitoring technologies

Scalable Systems is not limited to a single vendor or fixed architecture. We select technologies according to the requirements of each workload and project.

A successful system is more than a collection of individual high-performance products.

The relationships between compute, memory, GPU, storage, networking, software, power, and cooling must be considered as part of the complete architecture.

Our system integration consulting may include:

• System configuration planning
• Product and component selection
• Compatibility review
• Cluster and network architecture
• Storage architecture planning
• Installation planning
• System configuration and tuning
• Acceptance and validation planning

When required, Scalable Systems can also supply, build, configure, install, and support the proposed system.

Benchmark results are useful only when the evaluation reflects the customer's actual workload and operating environment.

We help customers define appropriate test methods and evaluation criteria before selecting or introducing a new system.

Consultation may include:

• Benchmark planning
• Workload-based performance evaluation
• CPU and GPU performance analysis
• Memory and I/O performance analysis
• Storage performance evaluation
• Network performance evaluation
• Bottleneck identification
• System tuning and optimization
• Performance validation after installation

Our goal is not simply to produce the highest benchmark number, but to confirm that the proposed system delivers the required performance for real applications.

System planning should include not only initial performance and purchase cost, but also operation, maintenance, expansion, and eventual replacement.

Scalable Systems provides consultation throughout the complete system lifecycle.

• System health and capacity review
• Performance expansion planning
• Memory, GPU, storage, and network upgrades
• Operating system and firmware planning
• Parts availability and product lifecycle review
• System relocation planning
• Replacement and migration planning
• Long-term support planning

By considering the complete lifecycle from the beginning, we help customers avoid unnecessary investment and maintain stable system operation over the long term.

Technology changes continuously, but our basic consulting philosophy has remained the same since Scalable Systems was founded in 2005.

We work with customers to understand their true requirements and develop practical computing environments that provide the right balance of performance, productivity, reliability, scalability, manageability, and cost.