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AMD Gets DOE Funding To Shape Future of HPC
July 12th, 2012 : John Rath
AMD has been awarded $12.6 million for two research projects associated with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Extreme-Scale Computing Research and Development Program, known as “FastForward.” Read More
HPC Update: News from Amazon, Cray, Fujitsu
June 29th, 2012 : John Rath
Amazon Web Services offers beefy HPC instances in Ireland, Cray signs $40 million deal for Cascade supercomputer with NERSC, Fujitsu selected for Taiwan meteorological forecasting. Read More
HPC News: Cray, EMC, Supermicro
June 20th, 2012 : John Rath
HPC news: Cray awarded $16 million Defense Department contract., EMC expands VNX with HPC series, Supermicro launches FatTwin architecture. Read More
The Top 10 Supercomputers, Illustrated
June 18th, 2012 : Rich Miller
The world's most powerful supercomputers are striking not just for their processing power, but for their design and appearance as well. Here’s an illustrated guide to the top finishers in the latest Top 500 list, which was released this morning. Read More
For Intel, the Future of Supercomputing is Phi
June 18th, 2012 : Rich Miller
When it comes to Intel's approach to technical computing, the future is Phi. That's the new brand for products using Intel's Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture for highly parallel workloads. Read More
Sequoia Supercomputer Puts U.S. Back Atop the Top 500
June 18th, 2012 : John Rath
With an impressive new record of 16.32 Petaflops, the Sequoia supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory has returned the U.S. to the top spot of the Top500 list for the first time since November 2009. Read More
Hawking is First User of SGI ‘Big Brain’ Supercomputer
June 14th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Calling your product the "Big Brain Computer" is a heady claim. It helps if you have Dr. Stephen Hawking say that the product can help unlock the secrets of the universe. That's the scenario for SGI's UV2 computer, which is being unveiled in time for next week's International Supercomputing Conference. Read More
International News: Gyron, SAP, Fujitsu Open Facilities
May 30th, 2012 : John Rath
Gyron to build new UK data center in Slough, SuccessFactors opens Australian data center in Sydney, Fujitsu selects Spain for Hifh Performance Computing hub. Read More
Mellanox Showcases Infiniband Technology at Interop
May 11th, 2012 : John Rath
At Interop, interconnect solutions provider Mellanox Technologies (MLNX) showcased its expanded Infiniband technologies, and announced a collaboration with Eucalyptus on high-performance cloud infrastructure.. Read More