IT’s high-performance computing sector squares nicely with NASA. Many of the innovations of daily life we now take for granted – such as satellite television, Velcro, laser pointers, and instant fruit drinks – were originated there and reside among NASA’s 6,300 patents. Likewise, HPC is the innovation engine of enterprise IT. High-performance disk drives, super-fast I/O channels, petabyte-capacity storage, deduplication, and virtualized servers and storage are just a few of the inventions that originated in high-performance computing labs and are widely available now in less-expensive systems.
Why HPC Is Flying High
May 22, 2008