Finalists for IT Support
Finalists for the Excellence Award for IT Support
- Blue Jay Enterprises – Santa Fe Public Schools Infrastructure Redesign Implementation
Blue Jay updated the Santa Fe Public Schools computing infrastructure including upgrading the network, increasing Internet performance, upgrading network security, installing new PCs, upgrading old PCs, and implementing a new email system. This solution is also a finalist for the Excellence Award for IT Infrastructure. - TIG – Thunderbird Cluster – Startup Support Services
Sandia National Laboratories’ Thunderbird supercomputer, designed jointly by Sandia and Dell, is the least expensive general-purpose supercomputer of its scale in existence. The Thunderbird cluster was initially installed in record time during a few weeks in late summer 2005. Like all new clusters of this size, complexity, and new design, it required substantial support services. SNL contracted TIG to install software, tune the hardware, and bring the system up to full capacity for production use. Thunderbird began full production operations after approximately 6 months, where similar clusters have taken 12 to 36 months to reach full production mode. - TIG – Thunderbird Expansion
Soon after installation, Sandia National Laboratories required an extension to their Thunderbird Cluster supercomputer including an additional 384 compute nodes fully deployed and installed in approximately 8 weeks. This type of cluster normally requires at least four months to deploy. TIG coordinated with Dell, Cisco, Force10, and numerous other suppliers to bring together the products, resources, and team members required to complete the project, including 16 racks, 384 servers, Ethernet and Infiniband network equipment, thousands of cables, and a large staff from more than ten companies. TIG project management coordinated all delivery and scheduling logistics, reporting, and management to ensure that the cluster expansion was completed on schedule.
