U.S. Government Closes 64 More Data Centers
U.S. Government Closes 64 More Data Centers
Nov 27, 2012
The U.S. government has closed an additional 64 data centers since its last update in August, bringing the total number of shuttered facilities to 381.
HP Hardware, DreamWorks Animators Team On "Rise of the Guardians"
HP Hardware, DreamWorks Animators Team On "Rise of the Guardians"
Nov 23, 2012
To keep its technology at the cutting edge for its new 3-D animated film Rise of the Guardians, Dreamworks Animation SKG (DWA) collaborated with long-term partner HP (HPQ). The movie is comprised of more than 130,000 individual computer-generated...
Big Data For CERN Requires a Big Network
Big Data For CERN Requires a Big Network
Nov 21, 2012
The CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) generates over 100 hundred petabytes of data every year at its home near Geneva, Switzerland. CERN's new data center in Budapest is set to be one of the first beneficiaries of a new terabit network created by...
HPC News: Brocade and Hyve Team on Big Data
Nov 14, 2012
Cray expands storage product line with "immense" Sonexion 1600, Brocade and Hyve partner for Big Data solution, Bull supercomputer selected by SARA.
SC12 News: Internet2 Delivers 320 Gigabits, NVIDIA Launches Tesla K20X Accelerator
Nov 13, 2012
Internet2 community members this week will demonstrate at the Supercomputing Conference how the advanced Internet2 Network supports high-energy physics research and NVIDIA unveiled the NVIDIA Tesla K20 family of GPU accelerators and the technology...
Intel Phi Coprocessor Released With Broad Industry Support
Intel Phi Coprocessor Released With Broad Industry Support
Nov 13, 2012
Intel announced the commercial release of the Xeon Phi Coprocessor, that when combined with Xeon processors promise to drive innovation in high performance computing (HPC).
Titan is New Champion of Top500 Supercomputing List
Titan is New Champion of Top500 Supercomputing List
Nov 12, 2012
The Titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has claimed the number one position in the 40th edition of the Top500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers, with a hybrid system that achieved with 17.59 Petaflop/s.
A Visual Guide to the Top 10 Supercomputers
Nov 12, 2012
The world's most powerful supercomputers are striking not just for their processing power, but for their design and appearance as well. We've put together a visual guide to the top finishers in the latest Top 500 list, which was released today at...
Big Data Customer Wins For YarcData
Nov 09, 2012
YarcData, a Cray company announced a new contract and collaboration to deploy uRiKA big data appliances at ORNL and with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.
Cray Envisions 100 Petaflops With New XC30 Supercomputer
Cray Envisions 100 Petaflops With New XC30 Supercomputer
Nov 09, 2012
Rolling out news ahead of the SC12 supercomputing conference, Cray announced the launch of the its next generation Cray XC30 supercomputer, and said it has acquired Appro for $25 million.
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