MATLAB Production Server
Integrate MATLAB analytics into web, database, and enterprise applications
MATLAB Production Server™ lets you incorporate custom analytics into web, database, and production enterprise applications running on dedicated servers or in the cloud. You can create algorithms in MATLAB®, package them using MATLAB Compiler SDK™, and then deploy them to MATLAB Production Server without recoding or creating custom infrastructure. Users can then access the latest version of your analytics automatically.
MATLAB Production Server manages multiple MATLAB Runtime versions simultaneously. As a result, algorithms developed in different versions of MATLAB can be incorporated into your application. The server runs on multiprocessor and multicore computers, providing low-latency processing of concurrent work requests. You can deploy the server on additional computing nodes to scale capacity and provide redundancy.
Production Deployment of MATLAB Analytics
Deploy analytics algorithms created by domain experts directly into production IT systems without recoding in a different language. The deployed analytics can be incorporated into a wide variety of enterprise applications accessed by large audiences.
Domain Experts
After using MATLAB to develop, test, and refine their algorithms, domain experts use MATLAB Compiler SDK to package the resulting MATLAB analytics for deployment on MATLAB Production Server without assistance from an IT team.
Developing and packaging the algorithm or model.
IT Application Developers
IT application developers integrate the deployed MATLAB analytics into enterprise applications using the included lightweight client libraries.
Creating enterprise applications that call functions within deployed MATLAB programs.
IT System Administrators
IT system administrators manage the operation of MATLAB Production Server within the enterprise IT ecosystem. MATLAB Production Server automatically handles the execution of multiple MATLAB algorithms/analytics, even if they require different MATLAB Runtime versions.
Managing the deployment of MATLAB analytics.
Scaling On-Premises or in the Cloud
MATLAB Production Server scales to handle multiple simultaneous requests through its stateless architecture.
Scale Vertically
Add processor cores and memory to a server machine to service more requests or reduce response time. Compute-intensive requests can be delegated to a MATLAB Distributed Computing Server™ cluster for processing.
Scaling by adding processors to a server.
Scale Horizontally
Add server machines within a cluster to handle greater workloads. Client requests can be directed to any MATLAB Production Server instance in a cluster using third-party load balancing software or appliances. This approach not only increases performance, it also features a resilient and highly available system architecture.
Scaling by adding servers behind a load balancer.
Scale in the Cloud
Use the cloud to scale your server instances. MathWorks provides reference architectures that provision fully configured MATLAB Production Server deployments on cloud platforms such as Amazon® Web Services and Microsoft® Azure®.
MATLAB Production Server cloud console.
Security and Encryption
MATLAB Production Server employs industry-standard encryption, authentication, and access control protocols to protect the confidentiality of your MATLAB algorithms and data.
Encryption
Requests to MATLAB Production Server can be encrypted with TLS/SSL protocols. Your MATLAB code on disk is also encrypted to secure your intellectual property.
Encryption in transit and at rest.
Authentication
Users can be authenticated to access MATLAB Production Server using certificate-based or token-based authentication methods.
Authenticating the identity of individuals accessing MATLAB Production Server.
Access Control
Use authentication to control access to MATLAB Production Server. With certificate-based authentication, access is granted based on the user name within the client certificate. With token-based authentication, access is granted based on group membership in the associated directory.
Securely managing access to protected resources.
Client Application Access
MATLAB analytics published to MATLAB Production Server can be accessed from applications written in a variety of programming languages or via a RESTful API.
Enterprise Applications
Lightweight client libraries let you call functions in MATLAB analytics deployed to MATLAB Production Server from desktop, server, or database applications developed in languages such as C#, Java®, C/C++, or Python®.
Web and Mobile Applications
Web and mobile apps that access deployed MATLAB analytics typically invoke functions via a RESTful API using JSON payloads for input and output. A service discovery API allows these apps to determine the functions that are available as well as the input and output parameters that are required.
Financial web app that accesses MATLAB analytics deployed to MATLAB Production Server.
Third-Party Visualization Applications
Visualize the results from deployed MATLAB analytics in your favorite visualization application such as Tableau®, Spotfire®, Qlik®, and Power BI®.
TIBCO Spotfire reference architecture.
Data Integration
Incorporate data from relational databases, NoSQL databases, and messaging engines into your deployed MATLAB analytics.
Databases
MATLAB Production Server ships with REDIS, a high-speed in-memory database for storing state between function invocations. A key-value interface allows you to easily read and write data to REDIS from your MATLAB code. You can also read and write data to a wide variety of data sources supported by Database Toolbox™.
Read data from and write data to a variety of databases.
Streaming and Messaging Engines
Ingest telemetry from sensors and devices into your MATLAB analytics using connectors to streaming and messaging engines such as Azure IoT Hub, Azure Event Hubs, or Apache Kafka.
Integrate streaming data.
Operational Data
Stream asset data and time series data from operational systems such as OSIsoft® PI System™ Asset Framework to MATLAB analytics. The deployed analytics can then process the data to flag anomalies, recommend preventative maintenance, or predict the remaining useful life of assets.
Integration with OSIsoft PI System Asset Framework.
Management and Monitoring
MATLAB Production Server can be managed from either a web-based administration dashboard or the operating system command line. The command-line interface supports scripting automation.
Management
Manage server instances, applications, and server settings from an easy-to-navigate web administration dashboard.
MATLAB Production Server dashboard.
Monitoring
Review key system metrics such as CPU utilization, memory utilization, and throughput in real time to assess the health of your system and take preemptive action to improve response times or avoid bottlenecks.
Monitor key system metrics.
Latest Features
High-Speed Persistent Storage
Cache and store data in-between instance calls to the MATLAB Production Server
Azure Active Directory
Specify access control to individual deployed archives for specific user groups
RESTful API Resource Discovery
Get descriptions for MATLAB functions and their input/output parameters
Reference Architecture
Deploy and run MATLAB Production Server on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure
See release notes for details on any of these features and corresponding functions.
