THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010

HOUSTON, TEXAS

WHAT: Jason Stowe, CEO of Cycle Computing, and David Powers, senior systems engineer in research and development IT at Eli Lilly and Company, will be speaking about Eli Lilly’s use of cloud computing for HPC at the Oil & Gas HPC Workshop at Rice University in Houston, Texas.  


WHY: Stowe and Powers will discuss the business drivers inside and outside Eli Lilly that lead the company to utilize cloud computing as an option for HPC. The presentation will include details of how to migrate various applications, including those with pipeline stages and dependencies for execution. Specifically, Stowe and Powers will outline the migration of a proteomics workflow, along with benchmark data on various instances, bandwidth and I/O speeds.

WHEN: “Large, Dynamic, and Pay as you Go: HPC on the Cloud” 

Thursday, March 4, 2010

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. CST

WHERE: Oil & Gas HPC Workshop

Duncan Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas           

CONTACT: To schedule a briefing with Jason Stowe at the event, contact Ashleigh Egan at 212.255.0080, ext. 12, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

About Cycle Computing:

Cycle Computing delivers proven, secure and flexible high performance computing (HPC) and open source solutions in the cloud.  With its unparalleled expertise in compute-intensive environments, Cycle helps clients maximize existing infrastructure and increase compute power by provisioning large-scale, secure HPC clusters on demand in the cloud.  Unlike other vendors, Cycle leverages open source technologies to deliver more innovative and flexible grid functionality and to quickly execute complex calculations without the need for IT staff, data center space or upfront equipment costs.  Cycle clients experience faster time-to-market, decreased operating costs and unprecedented service and support.  The company has deployed proven implementations at Fortune 500s, SMBs and government and academic institutions across a variety of industries for companies such as JP Morgan Chase, Eli Lilly and Lockheed Martin.

About Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company, a leading innovation-driven company, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers - through medicines and information - for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com.