You can use SAS grid computing tools to manage a distributed
grid environment for your SAS deployment. SAS Grid Manager, working
together with Platform Suite for SAS, enables you to distribute server
workloads across multiple computers on a network to obtain the following
benefits:
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the ability to accelerate SAS analytical
results by adding additional computers to the grid and by dividing
jobs into separate processes that run in parallel across multiple
servers
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the flexibility to upgrade and
maintain the computing resources on which your SAS servers are deployed
without disrupting operations, and to add computing resources quickly
to handle increased workloads and peak demands
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continuity of service through the
high availability of critical components running in the grid
Implementation of a grid environment involves planning
and design efforts to determine the topology and configuration that
best meets the needs of your organization. In some cases, third-party
data sharing facilities or hardware load balancers might be required.
For more information, see
Grid Computing in SAS and “Introduction to Grid Computing” at
http://support.sas.com/rnd/scalability/grid/index.html.