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Convey Computer has launched its newest x86-FPGA "hybrid-core" server. Dubbed HC-2, it represents the first major upgrade of the system since the company introduced the HC-1 product back in 2008. The new offering promises much better performance, but with a similar price range as the original system. Read more...
Cray has tapped former board member Bill Blake to become the company's new chief technology officer. Blake, who joined Cray's board in 2006, is an industry veteran, with exec stints at Microsoft, Interactive Supercomputing, Netezza, and, Compaq Computer. That range of experience points to his new role, which will be focused on melding Cray's supercomputing technology with its new ventures in big data and storage.
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With the introduction of add-on accelerators like GPUs, Intel's upcoming MIC chip, and, to a lesser extent, FPGAs, the foundation of high performance computing is undergoing somewhat of a revolution. But an emerging variant of this heterogenous computing approach may upend the current accelerator model in the not-too-distant future. And it's already begun in the mobile space.
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Thanks to shrinking semiconductor process geometries, the newest FPGAs have more usable transistors than ever before and are now capable of considerable floating point (FP) performance. That makes them candidates for more generalized use in high performance computing. This article describes the FP capabilities of Xilinx’s new Virtex-7 FPGA and how it stacks up against a generic 16-core CPU.
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In what will be a three-decade span between gigascale and exascale computing, HPC capability will have increased by a factor of one billion, but the apps that are projected to use this enormous increase in capability look pretty much like the gigascale ones. Are we missing opportunities as we push the apex of HPC higher?
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4/18/2012 |
SoftLayer joins ranks of HPC cloud vendors.
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4/17/2012 |
The chipmaker hints its manycore coprocessor could find a home in the enterprise.
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4/16/2012 |
Recent advancement in big data, analytics, and language recognition could be setting the stage for a machine that could act like a human.
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4/12/2012 |
As processor core counts rise, MIT research suggests on-chip networks will be needed.
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4/11/2012 |
Iceland offers inexpensive, renewable energy for HPC colocation.
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4/10/2012 |
Increases in the energy efficiency of microprocessors and sensors launched the mobile computing industry, but has left supercomputing users wanting more.
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4/9/2012 |
US government allocates $200 million to address data challenges at federal agencies.
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4/4/2012 |
With the race to crack the exaflops barrier underway, one project is looking to use some of the least powerful processors in the industry.
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4/3/2012 |
When brought online, the Square Kilometer Array radio telescope will generate an exabyte of data every day.
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4/2/2012 |
Intel superchips, a CNN supercomputer, and Google Maps for Nintendo machines. If only.
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3/28/2012 |
Grace Hopper came up with COBOL and designed some of the first digital computers.
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3/27/2012 |
A Wall Street Journal article reveals some interesting aspects to the country's inexperience with supercomputers.
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04/02/2012 | AMD | Developers today are just beginning to explore the potential of heterogeneous computing, but the potential for this new paradigm is huge. This brief article reviews how the technology might impact a range of application development areas, including client experiences and cloud-based data management. As platforms like OpenCL continue to evolve, the benefits of heterogeneous computing will become even more accessible. Use this quick article to jump-start your own thinking on heterogeneous computing.
04/05/2012 | Appro | Designed to meet the growing global demand for HPC solutions, Appro's Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer delivers superior performance-per-watt and reduced I/O latency while bringing significant flexibility to HPC workload configurations including capacity, hybrid, data intensive and capability computing.
In this Inside Analytics 2011 video series, you will hear from a number of key conference participants on topics including high-performance analytics and why it is a game-changer for businesses, the development of the SAS® High-Performance Analytics suite and how to empower the analytical expert.
The Appro next generation Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer recently launched has made headlines across the nation over the past month. In this interview we sit down with Appro CTO, Giri Chukkapalli to discuss the new system design of the Xtreme-X™ supercomputer to support future technologies. In addition, he also talks about the Appro Cluster Engine™ (ACE) management software suite, part of Appro’s cluster software stack that is tightly integrated with the new Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer.
Podcast: Cray Names New CTO; A Cloudy Week in HPC
Cray's new CTO, the latest HPC cloud provider, and a big HPC cloud use case tops this week's news.
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Podcast: Petascale Plays Processor Derby; Glacial Advancement in Energy Efficiency
Addison and Michael review the processor jungle in petascale supercomputing and discuss why advancements in energy efficiency aren't keeping pace with HPC.
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James Reinders
James Reinders is a senior engineer for Intel and has helped develop supercomputers, microprocessors and software tools for 25 years. James focuses on parallel programming models and is the author of a number of books on the topic.
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Gary Johnson
Gary M. Johnson is the founder of Computational Science Solutions, LLC, and a specialist in HPC management as well as the development of national science and technology policy. He is also involved in the creation of education and research programs in computational engineering and science.
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Andrew Jones
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
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
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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