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Government Agencies Leverage New Technology for Data Flow

By marketing@site-a.com

LAKE FOREST, CALIF., AUGUST 20, 2019 — PSSC Labs, a developer of custom High Performance Computing and Big Data computing solutions today shares how the CyberRax Data Flow Pipleline is helping various DOD organizations achieve their goals.

The Federal Government has spent decades collecting and storing huge data sets, covering everything from census and population records to crime reports and infrastructure data. The analytics retrieved from this data has assisted our government agencies in commissioning greater responsiveness and efficiencies at every level, making it truly invaluable to our society. Federal agencies simply can’t afford to suffer from computational roadblocks. Government servers need to be able to perform streaming analytics while also providing full control over their own data, especially when it comes to governance, security and performance.   

PSSC Labs, in partnership with Cloudera, is deploying the CyberRax Data Flow Pipeline as a truly turnkey system engineered specifically to meet the data transport needs and security requirements of Federal Agencies. The CyberRax Data Flow Pipeline comes complete with all necessary storage, network, operating system and application software including Cloudera Data Flow (CDF). CDF is built on top of Apache Nifi, a powerful and user-friendly data routing application originally developed by the National Security Agency (NSA). With CDF, users have the ability to create simple graphical models that direct data across multiple networks with all necessary data provenance required for the most secure environments.  

A Truly Turn-key Platform 

According to Alex Lesser, PSSC Labs Vice President, the real value of CyberRax Data Flow Pipeline is a production-ready platform out of the box. “What we see happening with the delivery of CyberRax Data Flow Pipeline is a significant reduction in time and cost, allowing federal agencies to see true value much sooner,” says Lesser. With 48 processor cores, 4 GB memory per core, 264TB RAW storage capacity and dual 10GigE network backplane, CyberRax Data Flow Pipeline can fulfill the most demanding environments. Federal agencies can leverage the engineering expertise of PSSC Labs high performance and high reliability platform. That’s why it only makes sense that government agencies including NASA, NIH, DOD and many more have partnered with PSSC Labs in an effort to quickly process, store, analyze and protect their massive amounts of data. 

The U.S. Air Force recently deployed several CyberRax Data Flow Pipelines for both their NIPR and SIPR networks. The goal of these deployments is to collect, transport, and distribute cybersecurity data from every Air Force installation worldwide on both NIPR and SIPR. This solution allows for data to be sent to multiple core locations and fed downstream to multiple cybersecurity tools for analysis. 

American Made

As an American manufacturer, PSSC Labs provides a level of security and trust that other foreign manufacturers simply lack. The CyberRax Data Flow Pipeline can be purchased via several contract vehicles including GSA, CHESS and NETCENTS. PSSC Labs is already working closely with Department of Defense agencies to help them achieve their operational mandate to ingest and direct data from disparate sources all with the required security provisions out of the box. We know that government servers need to be 100% operational at all time, without sacrificing speed, analytics, or security, which is why our team of engineers is available for support for the lifetime of your system.

About PSSC Labs 

For technology powered visionaries with a passion for challenging the status quo, PSSC Labs is the answer for hand-crafted HPC and Big Data computing solutions that deliver relentless performance with the absolute lowest total cost of ownership.  

 We are true innovators offering high performance computing solutions to solve the world’s most demanding problems. For 25+ years, organizations of all sizes and from a variety of sectors rely on PSSC Labs’ computing systems. We are proud to support many departments within the United States government, Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and medium-sized businesses.  

All products are designed and built at the company’s headquarters in Lake Forest, California. 

PSSC Labs Featured in TechRepublic: 4 steps to implementing high-performance computing for big data processing

By marketing@site-a.com

If your company needs high-performance computing
for its big data, an in-house operation might work best. Here’s what you
need to know, including how high-performance computing and Hadoop
differ.

In the big data world, not every company needs high performance
computing (HPC), but nearly all who work with big data have adopted
Hadoop-style analytics computing.

The difference between HPC and Hadoop can be hard to distinguish because it is possible to run Hadoop analytics jobs on HPC gear, although not vice versa. Both HPC and Hadoop analytics use parallel processing of data, but in a Hadoop/analytics environment, data is stored on commodity hardware and distributed across multiple nodes of this hardware. In HPC, where the size of data files is much greater, data storage is centralized. HPC, because of the sheer volume of its files, also requires more expensive networking communications, such as Infiniband, because the size of the files it processes require high throughput and low latency.

Read the full article: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/4-steps-to-implementing-high-performance-computing-for-big-data-processing/

About PSSC Labs 

For technology powered visionaries with a passion for challenging the status quo, PSSC Labs is the answer for hand-crafted HPC and Big Data computing solutions that deliver relentless performance with the absolute lowest total cost of ownership.  

 We are true innovators offering high performance computing solutions to solve the world’s most demanding problems. For 25+ years, organizations of all sizes and from a variety of sectors rely on PSSC Labs’ computing systems. We are proud to support many departments within the United States government, Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and medium-sized businesses.  

All products are designed and built at the company’s headquarters in Lake Forest, California.

PSSC Labs Announces Big Data Clusters with Certification for Apache Metron

By marketing@site-a.com

Leveraging Hortonwork Data Platform, CloudOOP Rax delivers turn-key, ready to use platform for deployment of cybersecurity solutions

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — PSSC Labs, a developer of custom HPC and big data computing solutions, today announced it has certified its CloudOOP Rax cluster for compatibility with Apache Metron.  Leveraging the Hortonworks Data Platform, PSSC Labs can now deliver its signature turnkey, high performance, cost effective CloudOOP Rax platform, preconfigured with Apache Metron. With this new certification, PSSC Labs has created a platform ideal for deployment of cybersecurity solutions.

“Cybersecurity is one of the most important applications for big data platforms, with Apache Metron being a standout framework for cybersecurity solutions,” said Alex Lesser, Vice President of PSSC Labs. “At PSSC Labs, we’ve deployed over 100 petabytes of Hadoop infrastructure, and understand that open source packages like Apache Metron are not easy to configure or get working. By certifying our CloudOOP Rax Clusters for Apache Metron via the Hortonworks Data Platform, we can do both for our customers, delivering a cybersecurity ready big data cluster primed for use on arrival.” 

Benefits of Apache Metron

Apache Metron allows for real-time big data enabled cybersecurity analytics with a tightly integrated solution that provides superior performance. The framework enables a single view of diverse streams of security data, allowing cybersecurity solutions to rapidly detect and respond to emerging threats. The streaming analytics application allows for greater speed, processing and scalability, making it an ideal next-gen solution of security operations centers to perform data analytics and incidence response. It integrates with a variety of open source big data technologies, serving as a centralized tool for monitoring and analysis. 

Built for Big Data and Cybersecurity

PSSC Lab’s CloudOOP Rax is a complete, turn-key Hadoop cluster that is ready to run on delivery. The big data cluster comes with all necessary hardware, software, networking, integrations, as well as support from PSSC Lab’s US-based team of experienced engineers. Each CloudOOP Rax Cluster is customized with the Hadoop distribution of choice, including Cloudera, Hortonworks and MapR. Features include:

  • Hardware with the latest Intel Xeon processor, high speed network backplane
  • CentOS Linux Operating System
  • Optional Hortonworks Data Platform Distribution preconfigured with Apache Metron or Apache Spot cybersecurity package
  • Scalable from 100TB to 10+PB
  • 2x the density and 35% lower power draw for the lowest total cost of ownership on the market

Every CloudOOP Rax Cluster includes a three-year unlimited phone / email support package (additional year support available) with all support provided by our US-based team of experienced engineers. For more information visit https://www.site-a.com/solutions/big-data-cluster/

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pssc-labs-announces-big-data-clusters-with-certification-for-apache-metron-300558581.html

PSSC Labs Cumulus Private Cloud Server Helps Companies Take Back Control (and Security) from the Cloud

By marketing@site-a.com

End of year capital expenditures provide an attractive opportunity for tax write offs that cloud services don’t qualify for

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — PSSC Labs, a developer of custom HPC and big data computing solutions, has developed a complete private cloud solution that can be customized for enterprises to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership without compromising performance. The timing is perfect for companies looking to maximize their end of year tax write offs through capital expenditures, which cloud services like Amazon Web Services don’t qualify for.

The PSSC Labs Cumulus Private Cloud includes all the necessary compute, storage and networking resources packed into a solution that is ready to run on delivery. Cumulus Private Clouds offers support for leading cloud software platforms including Openstock, Mesos, Docker, Kubernetes, Joyent and Rancher and can be deployed in any custom configuration worldwide.

Today’s companies are often faced with the complex decision of whether to use public cloud resources or build and deploy their own IT infrastructure. For organizations in search of an enterprise solution with improved performance, scalability and cost efficiency, the Cumulus Private Cloud offers an array of attractive advantages including the ability to garner capital equipment tax write offs, something which can save money over using a public cloud.

“Cloud computing has become an increasingly popular choice for many organizations – though not always the right choice,” said Lawrence J. Lesser, founder and Chief Technology Officer for PSSC Labs. “In many ways, public cloud usage for services like AWS is considered the ‘easy button’ that hides many downsides and risks. IT departments should consider all options that factor in any hidden costs that the cloud presents.”

Cloud computing can present many drawbacks that often come back to haunt users, such as skyrocketing fees, poor performance and security concerns. The decision between using a public cloud versus owning your own infrastructure is not so different than deciding between renting and a buying a home.  It is a choice between controlling your own environment versus living within someone else’s domain.

“Because the Cumulus Private Cloud can be easily configured to the company’s precise requirements and to suit the deployment needs of any application, many IT departments are now choosing to forgo the public cloud option entirely,” said Lesser.

Cumulus Private Cloud’s advanced features include:

  • Customized to specific needs and budget. Customers can select from a range of processors, memory, OS storage and network bandwidth
  • Lowest TCO compared to other manufacturers
  • 2x the density
  • 35% lower power draw without compromising performance
  • Easily scale computer and storage capacity
  • Remote management interface
  • Network bandwidth options include 10GigE and 100GigE+ with 40GigE, 100GigE and Infiniband network connectivity possible
  • Compatible with leading virtualization platforms including VMWare, KVM and Citrix
  • Ideal platform for Docker containers and Rancher as well as data center OS’s including Mesos and Joyent.
  • Increased rack density saving significant space while optimizing network connectivity

Improved Performance

One of the biggest names in cloud computing is Amazon EC2. It alleges cost savings, using a “pay for what you use” pricing model, security, control, and greater flexibility for deployment. However, a lot of these promises don’t hold up. The virtual cores used in cloud computing can’t offer the same application performance level as real cores, and because Amazon’s servers have dispersed locations, its users often experience latency issues – the solution for which costs more money, according to PSSC Labs. For industries such as life sciences that have high computing demands, a private cloud is a better option.

Improved Security

For Amazon Web Services (AWS) users, security can be automatically affected by anything that happens to their cloud provider.  Anyone using a public or shared cloud can experience a data breach and information loss through no fault of their own. This potential security loophole makes public clouds a concern for enterprises running mission-critical applications with high-availability and compliance or regulatory requirements. Because private clouds are in-house solutions, the threat of another company accidentally gaining access to your data center by accident is eliminated entirely.

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pssc-labs-cumulus-private-cloud-server-helps-companies-take-back-control-and-security-from-the-cloud-300555352.html