Actuary Speeds Calculations by Factor of 10 With Windows-Based HPC Cluster

Mercer, a global pension consulting firm, developed a new actuarial valuation system that required a sharp increase in numerical computations. By adopting High-Performance Computing (HPC) with Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Mercer improved calculation speeds by a factor of 10. The new HPC system enhanced the functionality of Mercer's retirement consulting services while keeping cluster management costs low.