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InfiniBand Hits 100G; Winners and Losers at ISC’12
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Arm Targets HPC with New Neoverse Platforms
September 22, 2020
UK-based semiconductor design company Arm today teased details of its Neoverse roadmap, introducing V1 (codenamed Zeus) and N2 (codenamed Perseus), Arm’s second generation N-series platform. The chip IP vendor said the Read more…
Microsoft’s Azure Quantum Platform Now Offers Toshiba’s ‘Simulated Bifurcation Machine’
September 22, 2020
While pure-play quantum computing (QC) gets most of the QC-related attention, there’s also been steady progress adapting quantum methods for select use on classical computers. Today, Microsoft announced that Toshiba’ Read more…
Oracle Cloud Deepens HPC Embrace with Launch of A100 Instances, Plans for Arm, More
September 22, 2020
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continued its steady ramp-up of HPC capabilities today with a flurry of announcements. Topping the list is general availability of instances with Nvidia’s newest GPU, the A100. OCI als Read more…
IBM, CQC Enable Cloud-based Quantum Random Number Generation
September 21, 2020
IBM and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) have partnered to achieve progress on one of the major business aspirations for quantum computing – the goal of generating verified, truly random numbers that can be used for a Read more…
European Commission Declares €8 Billion Investment in Supercomputing
September 18, 2020
Just under two years ago, the European Commission formalized the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU): a concerted HPC effort (comprising 32 participating states at current count) across the European Union and supplanting HPC Read more…
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Next-generation aerospace modeling and simulation: benchmarking Amazon Web Services High Performance Computing services
The aerospace industry has been using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for decades to create and optimize designs digitally, from the largest passenger planes and fighter jets to gliders and drones. Read more…
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Berlin Institute of Health: Putting HPC to Work for the World
Researchers from the Center for Digital Health at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) are using science to understand the pathophysiology of COVID-19, which can help to inform the development of targeted treatments. Read more…
Google Hires Longtime Intel Exec Bill Magro to Lead HPC Strategy
September 18, 2020
In a sign of the times, another prominent HPCer has made a move to a hyperscaler. Longtime Intel executive Bill Magro joined Google as chief technologist for high-performance computing, a newly created position that is a Read more…
Arm Targets HPC with New Neoverse Platforms
September 22, 2020
UK-based semiconductor design company Arm today teased details of its Neoverse roadmap, introducing V1 (codenamed Zeus) and N2 (codenamed Perseus), Arm’s seco Read more…
Oracle Cloud Deepens HPC Embrace with Launch of A100 Instances, Plans for Arm, More
September 22, 2020
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continued its steady ramp-up of HPC capabilities today with a flurry of announcements. Topping the list is general availabilit Read more…
European Commission Declares €8 Billion Investment in Supercomputing
September 18, 2020
Just under two years ago, the European Commission formalized the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU): a concerted HPC effort (comprising 32 participating states at c Read more…
Google Hires Longtime Intel Exec Bill Magro to Lead HPC Strategy
September 18, 2020
In a sign of the times, another prominent HPCer has made a move to a hyperscaler. Longtime Intel executive Bill Magro joined Google as chief technologist for hi Read more…
Future of Fintech on Display at HPC + AI Wall Street
September 17, 2020
Those who tuned in for Tuesday's HPC + AI Wall Street event got a peak at the future of fintech and lively discussion of topics like blockchain, AI for risk man Read more…
IBM’s Quantum Race to One Million Qubits
September 15, 2020
IBM today outlined its ambitious quantum computing technology roadmap at its virtual Quantum Summit. The eye-popping million qubit number is still far out, agrees IBM, but perhaps not that far out. Just as eye-popping is IBM’s nearer-term plan for a 1,000-plus qubit system named Condor... Read more…
Nvidia Commits to Buy Arm for $40B
September 14, 2020
Nvidia is acquiring semiconductor design company Arm Ltd. for $40 billion from SoftBank in a blockbuster deal that catapults the GPU chipmaker to a dominant position in the datacenter while helping troubled SoftBank reverse its financial woes. The deal, which has been rumored for... Read more…
AMD’s Massive COVID-19 HPC Fund Adds 18 Institutions, 5 Petaflops of Power
September 14, 2020
Almost exactly five months ago, AMD announced its COVID-19 HPC Fund, an ongoing flow of resources and equipment to research institutions studying COVID-19 that began with an initial donation of $15 million. In June, AMD announced major equipment donations to several major institutions. Now, AMD is making its third major COVID-19 HPC Fund... Read more…
Supercomputer-Powered Research Uncovers Signs of ‘Bradykinin Storm’ That May Explain COVID-19 Symptoms
July 28, 2020
Doctors and medical researchers have struggled to pinpoint – let alone explain – the deluge of symptoms induced by COVID-19 infections in patients, and what Read more…
Nvidia Said to Be Close on Arm Deal
August 3, 2020
GPU leader Nvidia Corp. is in talks to buy U.K. chip designer Arm from parent company Softbank, according to several reports over the weekend. If consummated Read more…
10nm, 7nm, 5nm…. Should the Chip Nanometer Metric Be Replaced?
June 1, 2020
The biggest cool factor in server chips is the nanometer. AMD beating Intel to a CPU built on a 7nm process node* – with 5nm and 3nm on the way – has been i Read more…
Intel’s 7nm Slip Raises Questions About Ponte Vecchio GPU, Aurora Supercomputer
July 30, 2020
During its second-quarter earnings call, Intel announced a one-year delay of its 7nm process technology, which it says it will create an approximate six-month shift for its CPU product timing relative to prior expectations. The primary issue is a defect mode in the 7nm process that resulted in yield degradation... Read more…
HPE Keeps Cray Brand Promise, Reveals HPE Cray Supercomputing Line
August 4, 2020
The HPC community, ever-affectionate toward Cray and its eponymous founder, can breathe a (virtual) sigh of relief. The Cray brand will live on, encompassing th Read more…
Google Hires Longtime Intel Exec Bill Magro to Lead HPC Strategy
September 18, 2020
In a sign of the times, another prominent HPCer has made a move to a hyperscaler. Longtime Intel executive Bill Magro joined Google as chief technologist for hi Read more…
Neocortex Will Be First-of-Its-Kind 800,000-Core AI Supercomputer
June 9, 2020
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC - a joint research organization of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh) has won a $5 million award Read more…
Supercomputer Modeling Tests How COVID-19 Spreads in Grocery Stores
April 8, 2020
In the COVID-19 era, many people are treating simple activities like getting gas or groceries with caution as they try to heed social distancing mandates and protect their own health. Still, significant uncertainty surrounds the relative risk of different activities, and conflicting information is prevalent. A team of Finnish researchers set out to address some of these uncertainties by... Read more…
Australian Researchers Break All-Time Internet Speed Record
May 26, 2020
If you’ve been stuck at home for the last few months, you’ve probably become more attuned to the quality (or lack thereof) of your internet connection. Even Read more…
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Powers Fugaku’s Storage, Scores IO500 Win
August 28, 2020
In June, RIKEN shook the supercomputing world with its Arm-based, Fujitsu-built juggernaut: Fugaku. The system, which weighs in at 415.5 Linpack petaflops, topp Read more…
European Commission Declares €8 Billion Investment in Supercomputing
September 18, 2020
Just under two years ago, the European Commission formalized the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU): a concerted HPC effort (comprising 32 participating states at c Read more…
Google Cloud Debuts 16-GPU Ampere A100 Instances
July 7, 2020
On the heels of the Nvidia’s Ampere A100 GPU launch in May, Google Cloud is announcing alpha availability of the A100 “Accelerator Optimized” VM A2 instance family on Google Compute Engine. The instances are powered by the HGX A100 16-GPU platform, which combines two HGX A100 8-GPU baseboards using... Read more…
DOD Orders Two AI-Focused Supercomputers from Liqid
August 24, 2020
The U.S. Department of Defense is making a big investment in data analytics and AI computing with the procurement of two HPC systems that will provide the High Read more…
Microsoft Azure Adds A100 GPU Instances for ‘Supercomputer-Class AI’ in the Cloud
August 19, 2020
Microsoft Azure continues to infuse its cloud platform with HPC- and AI-directed technologies. Today the cloud services purveyor announced a new virtual machine Read more…
Japan’s Fugaku Tops Global Supercomputing Rankings
June 22, 2020
A new Top500 champ was unveiled today. Supercomputer Fugaku, the pride of Japan and the namesake of Mount Fuji, vaulted to the top of the 55th edition of the To Read more…
Joliot-Curie Supercomputer Used to Build First Full, High-Fidelity Aircraft Engine Simulation
July 14, 2020
When industrial designers plan the design of a new element of a vehicle’s propulsion or exterior, they typically use fluid dynamics to optimize airflow and in Read more…
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