http://www.hpcwire.com/ Copyright 2013, Tabor Communications Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:33 EDT Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:33 EDT Xtenit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us HPC Wire: Interconnects http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-06/broadcom_intros_lowest-power_multi-port_gigabit_phys.html AutoGrEEEn Plus Technology extends power saving benefits throughout the network. Mon, 06 May 2013 12:04:22 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-06/broadcom_intros_lowest-power_multi-port_gigabit_phys.html Tiffany Trader Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/intel’s_big_data_to_hpc_interconnect.html It's been a notable week for Intel, with the announcement of two new leadership positions, including the pushing of 30-year veteran engineer, Brian Krzanich into the top slot. With this in mind, we revisit this week's discussion led by Intel's John Hengeveld on where the trends of big data and HPC tend to converge on the interconnect and its role in... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:23:21 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/intel’s_big_data_to_hpc_interconnect.html Nicole Hemsoth Feature http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/the_week_in_hpc_research.html We've scoured the journals and conference proceedings to bring you the top research stories of the week. This diverse set of items includes the latest CAREER award recipient; the push to bring parallel computing to the classroom; HPC in accelerator science; the emerging Many-Task Computing paradigm; and a unified programming model for data-intensive computing. Thu, 02 May 2013 22:14:41 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/the_week_in_hpc_research.html Tiffany Trader Feature http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/arista_enhances_7500_modular_switching_platform.html Arista Networks announced enhancements to its Arista 7500 modular switching platform that enables Cloud Networks to scale to over 100,000 servers and millions of virtual machines. Wed, 01 May 2013 15:41:35 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/arista_enhances_7500_modular_switching_platform.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html The new Thunder Series models consolidate stand-alone solutions encompassing ADCs and Server Load Balancers. Wed, 01 May 2013 14:07:45 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/molex_introduces_low_energy_memory_module_sockets.html Molex introduced aerodynamic DDR3 DIMM sockets and ultra-low profile DDR3 DIMM memory module sockets. Wed, 01 May 2013 12:59:25 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/molex_introduces_low_energy_memory_module_sockets.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/spirent_launches_next-gen_ethernet_test_solutions.html Spirent Communications announced the launch of its next-generation high speed Ethernet test solutions. Wed, 01 May 2013 10:13:55 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/spirent_launches_next-gen_ethernet_test_solutions.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/idc_posits_processor_possibilities.html This week we're at the IDC User Forum in Tucson, staying cool amidst some heated talks about which processor, coprocessor and accelerator approaches are going to push into the lead in the next few years. To take this pulse, we sat down with IDC's Steve Conway to talk about some general trends that are a tall drink of water for a few key vendors, including Intel, NVIDIA..... Wed, 01 May 2013 01:38:18 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/idc_posits_processor_possibilities.html Nicole Hemsoth Feature http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/cenic_and_esnet_link_networks_at_100_gbps.html CENIC and ESnet announced a 100Gbps link between their networks at the Sunnyvale backbone node of CENIC’s CalREN. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:58:02 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/cenic_and_esnet_link_networks_at_100_gbps.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/ge_announces_ibx400_6u_openvpx_infiniband_switch_fabric_module.html GE Intelligent Platforms announced the rugged IBX400 6U OpenVPX InfiniBand Switch Fabric Module. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:18:01 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/ge_announces_ibx400_6u_openvpx_infiniband_switch_fabric_module.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/emulex_releases_lightpulse_16gb_fibre_channel_hbas_for_fujitsu_primergy_servers.html Emulex announced the availability of its LightPulse LPe16000B-M6-F single-port and LPe16002B-M6-F dual-port 16Gb Fibre ChannelHost Bus Adapters. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:33:25 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/emulex_releases_lightpulse_16gb_fibre_channel_hbas_for_fujitsu_primergy_servers.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/mellanox_demonstrating_open_ethernet_platforms_during_interop.html Mellanox will showcase the world’s first demonstration of Open Ethernet platforms during Interop in Las Vegas from May 7-9, 2013 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:51:19 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/mellanox_demonstrating_open_ethernet_platforms_during_interop.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-26/podcast:_isc13_preview_and_a_look_ahead_at_hpc_trends_to_watch.html This week Nicole and Addison discussed the upcoming ISC13 conference and HPC trends to keep an eye out for, like interconnects. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:21:21 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-26/podcast:_isc13_preview_and_a_look_ahead_at_hpc_trends_to_watch.html Blog Post http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-23/pico_computing_announces_m-505k160t_module.html Based on the Xilinx Kintex-7 K160T FPGA, the module is targeted to applications that require high performance with low power. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-23/pico_computing_announces_m-505k160t_module.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-19/big_red_ii_colors_new_page_for_hybrid_systems.html Later this month, Indiana University will formally introduce the successor to the Big Red system, the aptly-named, Big Red II. The Cray-crafted and tuned system is 25 times faster than its baby brother (the 4100-core original Big Red from 2006) and sports some notable improvements across its 1,020 nodes. According to Thomas Sterling, there are theoretical lessons that can be applied to... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:26:00 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-19/big_red_ii_colors_new_page_for_hybrid_systems.html Nicole Hemsoth Feature