IBM Awards the University of Montana a Power Systems Server for Real-Time Data Analysis

University of Montana students studying big data have a new tool coming their way. The IBM Power Systems Organization recently granted a scale-out POWER8 processor-based server to the University, which will allow UM students to run IBM InfoSphere Streams software on a state-of-the-art platform that will aid student learning.

The grant was part of IBM’s Shared University Research Awards, a competitive, worldwide, equipment award program designed to promote research in areas of mutual value and interest to IBM and universities.

“This donation allows students to analyze real-time data using the new IBM POWER8 processor, the first processor designed and optimized for big data,” said Eric Tangedahl, UM School of Business Administration’s director of information technology and a faculty member.

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