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Number Crunching, Data Crunching and Energy Efficiency: the HPC Hat Trick
In the world of high performance computing, there are three distinct metrics in play: number crunching speed, data crunching speed, and energy efficiency. Can a computer excel at all three, or is our best recourse to try for something less than a hat trick? Read more...
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3D Torus Topology with InfiniBand at San Diego Supercomputing CenterSponsored Content by Mellanox Technologies
Summary: The San Diego Supercomputing Center ‘Gordon’ supercomputer was built specifically for handling large data-intensive compute tasks. This cluster uses a unique dual-rail 3D Torus topology using hardware and software provided by Mellanox Technologies. The successful deployment of this cluster highlights the flexible topology options that are available today over InfiniBand high-speed interconnect. Read more...
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SeaMicro Launches High-End Microserver
Server maker SeaMicro has unveiled the SM10000-XE, a new microserver aimed squarely at the burgeoning ultra-scale datacenter market. The company is best known for pioneering the microserver space using Intel's power-sipping Atom CPUs, but in this latest offering, SeaMicro has opted for high powered, low-wattage Sandy Bridge Xeons, which expands the application horizons of microservers considerably.
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Nimbus Brings Half Petabyte Flash Storage to Market
Storage maker Nimbus Data Systems has launched its newest product line, the E-Class Flash Memory System, which scales up to 500 terabytes per file system and is equipped with enterprise goodies like fault tolerance and high availability. The latest offering is designed to provide a faster, denser, and more energy-efficient alternative to high capacity disk-based systems.
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Aircraft Simulations Push Computing to the Cutting Edge
Designing an aircraft is one of the more expensive endeavors in the manufacturing business. It's no surprise that large manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus have turned to computing, and especially high performance computing, to streamline the effort. To get a sense of the current state of the art, we asked Guus Dekkers, CIO of EADS and Airbus, to shed some light on the computational challenges involved.
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Startup Uses Data Compression to Speed Applications
Silicon Valley-based Samplify Systems has launched an application acceleration technology designed to speed up codes that sling a lot of numerical data. But rather than throwing bigger, faster hardware at the problem, the company aims to make programs speedier by optimizing the data flow between the compute cores and the outside world.
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Short Takes
Cray Adds Baby Blue Waters to HPC Lineup
2/2/2012 |
New mid-range XE6/XK6 supercomputer configurations replace Xeon-powered CX machines.
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Tilera Chips In with 64-bit Manycore Processors
2/1/2012 |
Chip maker launches new 16-core and 36-core chips.
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The Big Squeeze: Getting More Power From a Tighter Package
1/26/2012 |
Companies like Tilera and Kalray are pushing the manycore envelope.
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Blue Waters Supercomputer to Use Grid-Based File Service
1/25/2012 |
NCSA chooses Globus Online as big data mover.
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South African Super Returns to TOP500
1/19/2012 |
R9-million upgrade bumps Linpack performance from 25 to 61 teraflops.
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Making the Skies Friendly with GPUs
1/18/2012 |
GPU computing speeds up air traffic trajectory software by a factor of 250.
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Sponsored Whitepapers
Introducing LRDIMM – A New Class of Memory Modules
01/17/2012 | Inphi | This paper introduces the LRDIMM, a new type of memory module for high capacity servers and high-performance computing platforms. LRDIMM is an abbreviation for Load Reduced Dual Inline Memory Module, the newest type of DIMM supporting DDR3 SDRAM main memory. The LRDIMM is fully pin compatible with existing JEDEC-standard DDR3 DIMM sockets, and supports higher system memory capacities when enabled in the system BIOS.
Effectively applying high-performance computing (HPC) to imaging
01/09/2012 | Matrox | Applications with image resolutions, data rates and analysis requirements that exceed the capabilities of a typical workstation computer continue to exist to this day. Moreover, developers must decide how to select and best use the processing technologies – multi-core CPU, GPU and FPGA – at their disposal. The suitability of a scalable heterogeneous computing platform for demanding applications will be examined by way of a representative scenario.
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Appro Video Blog: Interview with Sandia about Intel MIC Experimental Cluster
Doug Eadline, Editor of Cluster Monkey had a chance to sit down with Jim Ang, Technical Manager at Sandia National Laboratories for an interview about the “First of a Kind” Experimental Cluster, Appro Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer ,using Intel’s Knights Ferry (KNF) Software Development Platform for the Intel® Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture. Just for the record, Knights Ferry is available only to select individuals including Jim Ang’s group at Sandia and represents a potential new direction in HPC.
TLCC2 – Appro Deploys Multi-Million Dollar Procurement to 3 Major National Labs
As a multi-million and multi-year contract, the TLCC2 project was awarded to Appro as a joint procurement offered by the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) where Appro has begun delivering the Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer to 3 major national Laboratories including Sandia (SNL), Los Alamos (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore (LLNL). Matt Leininger of LLNL and Appro’s VP of Advanced Technology, John Lee, discuss the TLCC2 in further detail as the project is underway.
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Appro’s Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer was ranked six times in the top 100 of the Top500 List released late November.
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February 03, 2012
- LBNL Breaks Ground On Computational Research and Theory Facility
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February 02, 2012
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- Faster Technology Adds 10GbE Support to FPGA Acceleration Modules
- Call for Posters: HPC in Asia Workshop at ISC'12
- XSEDE and PRACE Organize HPC Summer School in Ireland
February 01, 2012
- Cray Revamps Midrange Supercomputer Offerings
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- New Coalition Organizes First Nationwide Meeting for Modeling and Simulation Stakeholders
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January 31, 2012
- Solarflare Announces New 10GbE Offerings for Compute-Intensive Applications
- Indiana Launches 100Gbps Network for Research and Education
- SeaMicro Launches Low-Power Xeon Server
- Earth Simulator Supercomputer Used to Forecast 2012 Climate Patterns
- Optical Internetworking Forum Takes Aim at Next-Generation Interconnects
- PSC, Drexel Light Up Cross-State Optical Link
- PRACE Adds Three New Members
January 30, 2012
- DARPA Program Attacks Power Wall For Embedded Computing
- AMD Validates Inphi LRDIMMs for Opteron 6200 Processors
- Tilera Releases 16-Core and 36-Core Processors for 64-bit Computing
- Molex Offers 25 Gbps Network Connections
- Technology Innovation Award Goes to UF's Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing
- Indiana University PhD Students Get $100K to Study Cloud Computing, Bioinformatics
- Russian HPC Integrator RSC Group Outlines 2011 Results, Future Prospects
- Wall Street Software Firm Selects Myricom 10GbE for High Frequency Trading Applications
January 27, 2012
- Yahoo Donates Cluster to Swiss University for Cloud Computing Research
- New York City Tech Campus Goes to Cornell
January 26, 2012
- Swiss Scientists Develop 3D Computer Chips
- NVIDIA Releases Upgraded CUDA Compiler, Visual Profiler, and NPP Library
- University of Manchester Heads Up HPC Research Initiative
- International Supercomputing Conference Calls for Posters, BoFs, Student Volunteers
- Supercomputers Model Photosynthetic Capabilities of Blue-Green Algae
January 25, 2012
- Mellanox Delivers Record Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results
- Mechdyne to Demo Immersive Simulation Technologies at Upcoming Healthcare Conference
- French Atomic Energy Group Expands HPC File System to 11 Petabytes
- Samplify Seeks to Squeeze More Horsepower from Multi-Core Processors
- Dot Hill Tackles Open University's Data Needs
- Super Micro Announces Second Quarter Financial Results
- Red Hat Announces Update to Enterprise Platform
January 24, 2012
- Appistry Teams with University of Missouri on Genomic Research
- HPCwire Announces 2012 'People to Watch'
- CEI's CFD Visualization Software Integrated Into Flow Science's CFD Suite
January 23, 2012
- Intel to Buy QLogic's InfiniBand Business
- Blue Waters Supercomputer to Use Globus Online for Data Transfers
- Mellanox Announces New Pricing, Channel Partners for 10GbE Gear
- AMD Opteron 6200 Wins Best Server Processor Award from Linley Group
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Podcast: Cray Revamps Mini-Super Offerings; A Peek at AMD's New Roadmap
Cray offers a new mini-supercomputer configuration based on its XE6/XK6 line, while AMD forges ahead with its CPU-GPU-APU strategy.
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Andrew Jones has over 15 years of experience in HPC, in supercomputer center management and as a research user in industry. He now leads the HPC Services & Consulting at Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG).
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Addison Snell is the CEO of Intersect360 Research and a veteran of the high performance computing industry. During his tenure, he has established Intersect360 Research as a premier source of market information, analysis and consulting.
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Michael Wolfe has developed compilers for over 30 years in both academia and industry, and is now a senior compiler engineer at The Portland Group, Inc.
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