Thingworx Analytics Sizing

Question

Hi,
My customer wants to use thingworx analytics to train the model.  The data  volume for trailing the model(after data cleansing) would be several millions,  but may has larger data over 10 millions in the future .  The customer wants to train the different models or train the same model with different data monthly, bi weekly , and would be better if can train every a few days with the updated raw data.
 
The questions are : 
1.  what kinds of hardware are required for the customer's needs ?  does GPU required for such case and can thingworx analytics utilize the GPU  ? 
2. Does thingworx analytics supports cluster deployment , not only for availability but for balancing the computing resources ?
 
Is there any offical document for the above questions ? 
The only document I can find is https://www.ptc.com/support/-/media/CE3479EC89B74CD7891F65F2E47BE04D.pdf?sc_lang=en    , but it looks just a strategy  guide of cluster deployment instead of an installation guide with detailed steps,  and it's for the earlier version of 8.5 , something maybe out of date . 
 
Regards,
Sean

nsampat · Accepted Answer

@seanccc ,

I have confirmed with our R&D that you can build a Distributed deployment of ThingWorx Analytics by using the Dockerfiles to build Docker images for the Analytics Components. You would deploy these on a server or a container orchestration platform (e.g. Kubernetes).

You can find the source files here: ThingWorx Analytics - Download Portal

If you need further assistance or guidance with this setup, it would be best to open a Case with Technical Support.

Please let me know if this answers your question by marking this comment as Solution Accepted.

Regards,

Neel

nsampat · Answer

@seancccThank you for posting to the PTC Community.The guide you linked is actually a little outdated, but the information/concepts are still valid.10 million record data analysis and modeling on a standalone is fine, if tuned correctly, and load balancing is not required for that amount of data. We do not have an 8.5 distributed installation package, but I can inquire on how to/if you can achieve this with 8.5 if you so desire.ThingWorx Analytics does not utilize GPU computation at this time, everything is processed by the CPU and machine RAM allocated to the application.Please see the help center documentation for the latest information around system requirements: https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx_hc/thingworx_analytics_8/#page/analytics%2F8_5_1_analytics_system_requirements.html%23wwID0EXCEQPlease let me know if you have any additional questions.Regards,Neel

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