Updated: 25 November 1998
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A pre-packaged, pre-tested AlphaServer 4100 system available today under existing federal contracts
Partial list of open Federal contracts
SEWP II
Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Agriculture
Compaq and the SAS Institute have joined forces to develop the ultimate data-mining solution - Alpha Warehouse Miner running Compaq DIGITAL UNIX(R). This fully tested package offers the speed, power, and storage capabilities of a 64-bit Compaq AlphaServer(TM) system with the comprehensive range of features and ease-of-use of SAS Enterprise Miner(TM) software. Best of all, it's available under existing federal contracts today.
The user-friendly design of SAS Enterprise Miner enables novices and experts alike to access all the functionality needed to implement the SEMMA (Sample, Explore, Modify, Model, Assess) process.
Data mining - the process of selecting, exploring, and modeling huge volumes of data to uncover previously unknown patterns - is the key to data analysis and improving service delivery for a growing number of federal agencies.
SAS Enterprise Miner(TM) software is the first data-mining product to offer a common environment for its primary users - business analysts, quantitative gurus, and IT professionals - and is the first to address the entire data-mining process within one automated solution.
This cost-effective package is orderable with a single part number and delivers all the high-performance software and hardware you require for advanced data mining.
Benefits
The 64-bit difference
Alpha Warehouse Miner is based on a 64-bit 600 MHz AlphaServer 4100 system running DIGITAL UNIX. Tests have shown that datamining analyses conducted on 64-bit DIGITAL UNIX finish 12 times faster than those run in the 32-bit environment.
This power and speed of the 64-bit hardware/software environment make it ideal for exploring terabytes of data in the largest and most complex federal data-mining applications such as:
Very Large Memory
AlphaServer systems use VLM (Very Large Memory) technology enabling gigabytes of data to be stored in memory for fast retrieval, eliminating disk I/O and optimizing memory pathways.
In fact, data held in RAM can be accessed up to 1200 times faster then if read from disk.
SAS Enterprise Miner
SAS Enterprise Miner provides a powerful solution for data mining and can be installed with other SAS software products such as SAS DataWarehouse Administrator to create a total data warehouse environment.
A graphical user interface (GUI) provides user-friendly access to all the functionality needed to implement the SEMMA (Sample, Explore, Modify, Model, Assess) process.
From analyst to expert
The GUI enables the business technologist with little statistical expertise to navigate quickly and easily through the SEMMA process. On the other hand, the quantitative expert can draw upon a range of powerful tools to go "behind the scenes" to fine tune the analytical process.
Algorithm rich
Enterprise Miner software offers the widest range of algorithms in a single package - decision trees, clustering, neural networks, data-mining regression, associations, and others. And it introduces a way to compare the results of analyses and select the most effective method.
Putting it all together
With the pace of federal data accretion, you need to deploy datamining quickly with minimal disruption to your ongoing operations. That's why Compaq CustomSystems provides a pre-packaged pretested, solution orderable with a single part number.
Each platform contains the 64-bit processor, operating system, memory, high-performance storage, networking gear, redundant power supplies, and every cable and connector needed to tie it all together.
In addition, the disk configuration is fully factory implemented and pre-configured for optimal installation of SAS Enterprise Miner software with
Smooth implementation
To ensure that Alpha Warehouse Miner fits smoothly into your environment, consultants from Compaq's Advanced Data Mining Center in Austin, Texas, and the SAS Institute can work with you to design and deploy a totally integrated data-mining solution.
Service and support
Compaq can also provide a wide range of services and on-site support to ensure very high availability for your mission-critical systems and applications.
For more information
To learn how you can put the unmatched capabilities of the Alpha Warehouse Miner solution to work for you, contact your Compaq account representative or send e-mail to customsystems@digital.com.
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