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Microsoft’s ‘Singularity’ to Enable Global Accelerator Network for AI Training
February 24, 2022
In science fiction and future studies, the word “singularity” is invoked in reference to a rapidly snowballing artificial intelligence that, repeatedly iterating on itself, eclipses all human knowledge and ability. It is this word that Microsoft—perhaps ambitiously—has invoked for its new AI project, a “globally distributed scheduling service for highly efficient and reliable execution of deep learning training and inference workloads.” Read more…
Microsoft Contracts Tape Ark for UK Met Office’s 220PB Tape-to-Cloud Migration
January 27, 2022
Nearly two years ago, the UK’s Meteorological Office (Met Office) announced a stunning £1.2 billion plan to deliver the world’s most powerful supercomputer Read more…
University of Bath Unveils Janus, an Azure-Based Cloud HPC Environment
October 6, 2021
The University of Bath is upgrading its HPC infrastructure, which it says “supports a growing and wide range of research activities across the University.” Read more…
$10B ‘Secret’ NSA Cloud Contract Awarded to AWS Is Already in Dispute
August 11, 2021
A $10 billion ‘secret’ cloud computing contract that was recently won by Amazon Web Services from the U.S. National Security Agency quickly came under fire Read more…
The Pentagon Cancels $10B JEDI Contract to Re-Issue It as a Multi-Cloud Proposal
July 6, 2021
Almost six months into President Joe Biden's first term as president, the administration and the Pentagon have canceled the controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud Read more…
ISC Keynote: Glimpse into Microsoft’s View of the Quantum Computing Landscape
June 15, 2021
Looking for a dose of reality and realistic optimism about quantum computing? Matthias Troyer, Microsoft distinguished scientist, plans to do just that in his ISC2021 keynote in two weeks – Quantum Computing: From Academic Research to Real-world Applications. He notes wryly that classical... Read more…
Behind the Met Office’s Procurement of a Billion-Dollar Microsoft System
May 13, 2021
The UK’s national weather service, the Met Office, caused shockwaves of curiosity a few weeks ago when it formally announced that its forthcoming billion-dollar supercomputer – expected to be the most powerful weather and climate-focused supercomputer in the world when it launches in 2022... Read more…
Microsoft to Provide World’s Most Powerful Weather & Climate Supercomputer for UK’s Met Office
April 22, 2021
More than 14 months ago, the UK government announced plans to invest £1.2 billion ($1.56 billion) into weather and climate supercomputing, including procuremen Read more…
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