10 reasons to choose a Bull solution for your Extreme Computing needs
One-stop provider of production-ready systems
Bull delivers complete, factory-built and -tested solutions that are easily and quickly integrated to your infrastructure. Bull is your unique business and technical interface for your project. We have developed a number of strategies, methods and practices from our experience with delivering HPC systems. Bull prides itself on the comprehensive nature of the delivery and installation process we can provide, such as full factory staging or quick start programs.
Support Centre offering the best combination of rigour and quality
Our Bull Open Systems Support Centre has extensive experience in both hardware and software support, and works in close collaboration with our Extreme Computing Competence Centre based at the same location (Grenoble, France). The Centre includes dedicated Linux, Open Source and HPC support teams.
Extreme Computing Competence Centre, the European leader
The expertise of our Extreme Computing and Open Source specialists can help you choose, implement and optimize your HPC solution and infrastructure.
Open, fully optimized and integrated Extreme Computing software environment
Cluster administration from a single point of control, in an integrated environment based on Open Source and industry-standard components, fully optimized for bullx server platforms.
A strong commitment to knowledge transfer and partnerships
Bull has extensive experience in cooperative projects and knowledge transfer projects with universities and research centers. These collaborations take advantage of complementary skill sets, for the mutual benefits of both partners.
Green Extreme Computing: increased energy efficiency and reduced footprint
Bull is working on all fronts to minimize the carbon footprint of its current Extreme Computing systems and future offer: energy-efficient hardware components, reduced number of components, innovative cooling solutions, specialized energy-efficient processors, enhanced power management with economy mode, etc.
Exceptional technology partnerships
As a result of its carefully chosen partnerships, Bull is capable of offering Extreme Computing solutions that feature the very best available technologies at every level in the chain.
Application partnerships
Bull works in permanent contact with the major Extreme Computing software vendors. This in-depth technical collaboration ensures that a large portfolio of industrial applications deliver optimum performance and scalability on bullx platforms, and guarantees effective and comprehensive support.
Long-standing experience of complex architectures and operating systems
Bull has built up extensive expertise over a long period in mainframe/large-scale server architecture, operating systems and system administration. That’s the watchword when it comes to real mainframe-class reliability and performance!
Bull has delivered several TOP500-class supercomputers
Bull has a proven track record of designing and deploying large, complex systems for both research and industry, in Europe and around the world.
