SPSS is a suite of products for statistical analysis and data management. It enables analysts and researchers to access, prepare, manage, analyze, and report on data in order to solve business and research problems in the context of the analytical process. SPSS Server features client/server architecture, which is the combination of two powerful products:
SPSS for Windows®, SPSS Inc.’s flagship software for in-depth data exploration, analytical reporting, and modeling
SPSS Server, server-based software that delivers enterprise-strength scalability, additional tools, security, and enhanced performance
When you combine the strength of world-class analytical tools and techniques with the flexibility and speed of server functionality, you have a powerful solution for supporting better decision making throughout your enterprise.
Your organization experiences many benefits when it runs SPSS on a server. You can:
- Increase productivity
- Analyze massive data files faster
- Streamline and speed data access
- Process repeated jobs in production mode
- Securely access your data
- Make better use of existing hardware
SPSS Server works with a variety of popular server platforms, including Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server, Windows Server™ 2003, Sun™ Solaris™, IBM® AIX®, and Red Hat® Linux®.
White paper: SPSS Server Performance
SPSS Inc. continually implements performance improvements to SPSS Server across all platforms, which results in increased performance as well as compatibility with current and future server markets. In this technical report, SPSS presents test suite and traditional benchmark testing results for recent versions of SPSS Server. Results show a substantial performance increase over several SPSS Server versions. This paper also discusses other factors that influence performance, such as computer storage, hardware, and system configuration. Additionally, SPSS offers insight into the future development plans for SPSS Server