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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 software, resulting in faster per f ormance on larger data sets.
SPSS Modeler Server is a separately-licensed product tha t runs continually in distributed analysis
mode on a server host in conju nction with one or more IBM® SPSS® Modeler installations.
In this way, SPSS Modeler Server prov ides superior performance on large data sets because
memory-intens ive operations can be done 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 capabilities, delivering further benefits in performance and automation.
IBM SPSS Modeler Administration Console
The Modeler Administration Console is a graphical applica tion for managing many of the SPSS
Modeler Server configuration options, which are also configurable by means of an options file.
The application provides a cons ole user interface to monitor and configure your SPSS Modeler
Server installations, and is available free-of-charge to current SPSS Modeler Server customers.
The applica tion can be installed only on Windows computers; however, 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. F or example, you might
have long-running or repetitive tasks that you want to perform with no user intervention. SPSS
Modeler Batch is a special version 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 use 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 run by an external runtime engine or embedded in an external
applicat ion. In this way, you can publish and deploy complete SPSS Modeler streams for use in
environments that do not have SPSS Modeler installed. S PSS Modeler Solution Publisher is
distributed as part of the IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services - Scoring service,
for which a separate license is re quired. With this license, you receive SPSS Modeler Solution
Publisher Runtime , which enables you t o execute the published streams.
IBM SPSS Modeler Server Adapters for IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment
Services
A number of adapters for IBM® SPSS® Collabor ation and Deployment Services are available that
enable SPSS Modeler and SPSS Modeler Server to interact with an IBM SPSS Collaboration and
Deployment Services repository. In this way, an SPSS Modeler stream deployed to the repository