Symmetric Computing

Symmetric Computing is a United States-based company located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a small business with 9 employees and generates an estimated $2.5 million in annual revenue. Symmetric Computing specializes in providing affordable supercomputing solutions. The company offers large shared-memory Departmental Supercomputers designed for specific applications such as bioinformatics and life sciences, engineering models and simulation, financial analysis, and earth science. These supercomputers boast impressive specifications, including 1.5 TB of shared memory, 192 cores, and 1.8 TFLOPS of peak theoretical processing power, all accessible for under $100,000. Symmetric Computing distinguishes itself through its innovative approach to supercomputing. Instead of relying on costly proprietary hardware or slower hypervisor implementations, the company leverages state-of-the-art, off-the-shelf server hardware coupled with its patent-pending Distributed Symmetric Multi-Processing extension to the Linux kernel. This Operating System-level implementation of Symmetric Multi-Processing ensures inherently faster performance. Potential customers and partners can experience the capabilities of Symmetric Computing's Departmental SuperComputers firsthand through a Free Trial Program. Participants worldwide with internet access can remotely test the supercomputers located in Boston, utilizing provided login credentials to explore various applications and datasets. Symmetric Computing encourages participants to share their performance results, contributing to ongoing improvement efforts.