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Chapter 1
IBM SPSS Modeler Server
SPSS Mod eler uses a client/ser ve r architecture to distribute requ ests for resource-intensive
operations to powerful server softwar e, resulting in faster performance on larger data sets.
SPSS Modeler Server is a separately-licensed produc t that runs continually in distributed ana lysis
mode on a server host in conjunction with one or mo r e IBM® SPSS® Modeler installations.
In this way, SPSS Modeler Server provides superior performance on large data sets because
memory-intens ive operations can be do ne on the server without downloading data to the client
computer. IBM® SPSS® Modeler Server also provides support for SQL optimization and
in-databas e modeling capabiliti es, delivering further benefits in performance and automation.
IBM SPSS Modeler Administration Console
The Modeler Adm inistratio n Console is a graphical application for managing ma ny of the SPSS
Modeler Server configuration options, w hich are also configurable by means of an options file.
The ap plication provides a conso le user interface to monitor and configure your SPSS Modeler
Server installations, and is available free-of-charge to current SP SS Modeler Server customers.
The application can be installed only on Windows computers; ho wever, it can administer a server
installe d on any supported platform.
IBM SPSS Modeler Batch
While data mining is usually an interactive process, it is also possible to run SPSS Modeler
from a command line, without the need for the graphical user interface. For example, you might
have long-running or repe titive tasks that you want to perform with no user intervention. SPSS
Modeler Batch is a specia l ver sion of the product that provides support for the complete analytical
capabili ties of SPSS Modeler without access to the regular user interface. An SPSS Modeler
Server license is required to us e SPSS Modeler Batch.
IBM SPSS Modeler Solution Publisher
SPSS Modeler Solution Publisher is a tool that enables you to create a packaged version of an
SPSS Modeler stream that can be r un by an external runtime engine or embedded in an external
applicat ion. In this w ay, you can publish and deploy complete SPSS Modeler streams for use in
environments that do not have SPSS Modeler installed. SPSS Modeler Solution Publish er is
distributed as part of the IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services - Scoring service,
for which a sepa r ate license is required. With this license, you receive SP SS Modeler Solution
Publisher Runtime, which enables you to execute the published s tream s.
IBM SPSS Modeler Server Adapters for IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment
Services
A number of adapters for IBM® SPSS® Collaboration and Deployment Services are availab le that
enable SPSS Modeler and SPSS Modeler Server to interact with an IBM SPSS Collaboration and
Deployment Services re pository. In this way, an SPSS Modeler stream deployed to the repo sitory