Utilify Distributed Application Platform

The Utilify Platform is the first .NET-based distributed computing platform designed to scale from a single machine to a large cloud environment such as Amazons EC2. It offers developers a robust platform and an easy to learn and use Framework API, to rapidly develop (or adapt) distributed applications to run on a cloud infrastructure or even a local network of computers. In addition, this platform provides native support for employing not only .Net but also Java code.
The Platform consists of the following components:
· a set of Executors - that run on cloud instances / nodes and execute application tasks
· the Manager - that also runs on the cloud and manages the network of Executors and distributes tasks to them
· the Management Dashboard - which is a tool that helps to monitor and manage the Utilify Platform
· Framework API - to help developers create distributed applications to run on the Platform
Benefits for developers:
· Simple and easy-to-use framework
· Abstracts away the hardest parts of building a distributed application (threading, synchronisation, resource allocation and failure management)
· Familiar tools and technology (built on top of the .NET Framework, developers can use Visual Studio)
· More time to focus on the core business requirements and logic of the application
· Single code-base that will scale from a single machine to a cloud environment
The Utilify Platform consists of three main components: the Manager, the Executor, and the Framework SDK. Please download and install all three in the following order:
· Manager
· Executor
· Framework SDK
NOTE: The beta license allows unlimited usage with no restrictions and free supportSystem requirementsSQL Server 2005 or above (including Express versions)
10 MB hard disk space (to store files related to user Jobs, extra space will be needed)
Network access