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Top 500 Highlights Supercomputing Trends
June 2nd, 2010 : John Rath
What the new Top 500 tells us about trends in supercomputing: Growing adoption of Infiniband, ubiquity for quad-core processor systems, continued dominance by the U.S. but serious gains by China. Read More
Fast and Fierce: 5 Awesome Supercomputers
June 1st, 2010 : Rich Miller
The twice-a-year list of the Top 500 supercomputers documents the most powerful systems on the planet. Many of these supercomputers are striking not just for their processing power, but for their design and appearance as well. Here's a look at the top 5 supercomputers, their specs, and some cool photos. Read More
Optimizing Power Distribution for Higher Density
April 27th, 2010 : Kevin Normandeau
This white paper from Eaton discusses criteria to help data center managers choose the right power distribution units for today and prepare for the future demand of high density computing. Read More
Growth Ahead for Low Latency Colo Market
April 8th, 2010 : Rich Miller
As the market for low-latency financial trading continues to grow, data center providers are likely to see growing demand from smaller trading firms, even as larger players continue to chase ever-faster "feeds and speeds." Read More
Rendering ‘Happy Feet 2′ at 30kW a Rack
March 25th, 2010 : John Rath
Digital production company Dr. D Studios has packed 30kW a cabinet of power into an APC hot aisle containment pod in a Sydney data center to render the animated penguins for "Happy Feet 2." Read More
Roundup: Equinix, Cray, Isilon, Alcatel-Lucent
March 24th, 2010 : John Rath
Equinix (EQIX) expands into China via Shanghai Data Solutions, Cray introduces CX-1000 "rack-mounted supercomputer," Alcatel-Lucent selects Isilon Systems (ISLN) for storage for multimedia solution. Read More
Roundup: SGI Sets Performance Mark, AboveNet
March 11th, 2010 : John Rath
SGI's Altix ICE integrated blade cluster is the leading performer in SPEC benchmark tests for HPC, and AboveNet becomes cash flow positive as revenues from lit services surpass those for dark fiber. Read More
Roundup: Fujitsu’s New Super, Force 10, Ciena
March 2nd, 2010 : John Rath
Fujitsu unveils Japan's fastest supercomputer, Force 10 announces availability of 40-port 10 Gig Ethernet router, Ciena powers AboveNet's ultra-low latency network. Read More
SGI Cyclone Offers HPC in the Cloud
February 15th, 2010 : Linda Leung
With its Cyclone cloud computing service, SGI has joined a number of high performance computing (HPC) providers now offering cloud services. The entry of SGI and Penguin into the cloud points to the high level of interest by the scientific and research communities in on-demand computing. Read More