Red Bull Racing uses the fastest computers to design the fastest cars
John Barr's 451 User Deployment Report on Platform LSF
Sponsorship of a Formula One team by a technology vendor often means little more than offering a large discount, but the relationship that Red Bull has with its partners is far stronger than that, and its relationship with Platform Computing is one of the strongest.
When Red Bull first looked at job-scheduling technologies, it considered multiple solutions, including Platform Computing's Load Sharing Facility (LSF). LSF was recognized as being a great product, but it was ruled out due to cost. Instead, Red Bull selected another product, a decision it soon regretted because the vendor was not able to provide the level of support – and very fast problem fixes – that a Formula One team requires.
