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Video: Intel and Cray to Build First USA Exascale Supercomputer for DOE in 2021
Today Intel announced plans to deliver the first exaflop supercomputer in the United States. The Aurora supercomputer will be used to dramatically advance scientific research and discovery. The contract is valued at more than $500 million and will be delivered to Argonne National Laboratory by Intel and sub-contractor Cray in 2021. "Today is an important day not only for the team of technologists and scientists who have come together to build our first exascale computer – but also for all of us who are committed to American innovation and manufacturing,” said Bob Swan, Intel CEO."The post Video: Intel and Cray to Build First USA Exascale Supercomputer for DOE in 2021 appeared first on insideHPC.
PNNL Leads Quantum Nexus Summit in Seattle
Today a coalition led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Microsoft Quantum, and the University of Washington will convene in Seattle to launch the Northwest Quantum Nexus. The invite-only Summit will establish a center of geographic and intellectual gravity in the Northwest, where a talent pool can flourish and contribute to the quantum economy, through knowledge sharing, skill and experience development, research impacts, and community engagement. “By establishing this partnership in quantum computing, we are planting a seed in fertile ground. We are forming a nexus for nurturing a talent pool and establishing the quantum economy through knowledge sharing, skill and experience development, and community engagement.”The post PNNL Leads Quantum Nexus Summit in Seattle appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: Solving I/O Slowdown and the “Noisy Neighbor” Problem
John Fragalla from Cray gave this talk at the Rice Oil & Gas Conference. "In Oil and Gas, when using shared storage, mixed workloads can have a big impact on I/O performance causing considerable slowdown when running small I/O alongside large I/O on the same storage system. In this presentation, Cray will share real benchmark results on the impacts of the "Noisy Neighbor" application has on sequential I/O, and with the right storage tuning and flash capacity, how to optimize the storage to meet the demanding workloads of Oil and Gas to accelerate performance for a mixed workload environment."The post Video: Solving I/O Slowdown and the “Noisy Neighbor” Problem appeared first on insideHPC.
Mellanox HDR 200G InfiniBand Speeds Machine Learning with NVIDIA
Today Mellanox announced that its HDR 200G InfiniBand with the “Scalable Hierarchical Aggregation and Reduction Protocol” (SHARP) technology has set new performance records, doubling deep learning operations performance. The combination of Mellanox In-Network Computing SHARP with NVIDIA 100 Tensor Core GPU technology and Collective Communications Library (NCCL) deliver leading efficiency and scalability to deep learning and artificial intelligence applications.The post Mellanox HDR 200G InfiniBand Speeds Machine Learning with NVIDIA appeared first on insideHPC.
2019: The Year of PCI Express 4.0
Computer systems are about to get a whole lot faster. This year starting at the high end of the market a transition will begin toward systems based on PCI Express 4.0. The interconnect speed will double to 64GB/sec in a 16 lane connection. Tim Miller, Vice President Strategic Development for One Stop Systems, explores the expected speed and innovation stemming from the introduction of PCI Express 4.0.The post 2019: The Year of PCI Express 4.0 appeared first on insideHPC.
GPU Technology Conference to put HPC and Ai front and center
NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) kicks off today in Silicon Valley. In this video, Ned Finkle from NVIDIA previews some of the public sector sessions this week at GTC. "GTC is the premier AI and deep learning conference, providing training, insights, and direct access to experts from leading research institutions and national labs. At GTC, you can explore hundreds of sessions on cutting edge AI research and applications across industries."The post GPU Technology Conference to put HPC and Ai front and center appeared first on insideHPC.
Panel session: Meeting compute demand for the energy industry in the next decade
In this video from the Rice Oil & Gas Conference, Andrew Jones from NAG moderates a panel session on the challenges for meeting computing-capacity demand in the energy industry for the next decade. "This panel gives an opportunity for younger people to get valuable career experience and exposure, for the audience to hear from new and diverse ideas, and to stimulate the community discussion of HPC opportunities in O&G from a fresh viewpoint."The post Panel session: Meeting compute demand for the energy industry in the next decade appeared first on insideHPC.
Job of the Week: Information Technology Manager at Louisiana State University
"The Manager of HPC Systems within Information Technology Services will be responsible for enabling both existing and emerging high performance computing solutions and related infrastructure, providing a high level of service in the deployment and maintenance of HPC supercomputer hardware and software to the research communities of LSU and its collaborators. The Manager will be responsible for managing the system administration group in monitoring daily cluster operations, troubleshooting cluster problems, researching and implementing new technologies, and providing appropriate support for LSU's research initiatives."The post Job of the Week: Information Technology Manager at Louisiana State University appeared first on insideHPC.
Podcast: How Real is Ai Anyway?
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team discusses AI, bias in AI, and just how real AI actually is. "Ethics in AI, policy, legal framework are all big threads here. The trigger is the rather funny article from The Register: Artificial Intelligence, You Know it isn’t real, yeah?"The post Podcast: How Real is Ai Anyway? appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: LANL Open Sources DeltaFS software for Wrangling Trillions of Files
A new distributed file system for HPC being distributed today via GitHub provides unprecedented performance for creating, updating and managing extreme numbers of files. "We designed DeltaFS to enable the creation of trillions of files,” said Brad Settlemyer, a Los Alamos computer scientist and project leader. “Such a tool aids researchers in solving classical problems in high-performance computing, such as particle trajectory tracking or vortex detection.”The post Video: LANL Open Sources DeltaFS software for Wrangling Trillions of Files appeared first on insideHPC.
Podcast: ECP EXAALT Program Extends the Reach of Molecular Dynamics
Computationally, EXAALT’s goal is to develop a comprehensive molecular dynamics capability for exascale. "The user should be able to say, ‘I’m interested in this kind of system size, timescale, and accuracy,’ and directly access the regime without being constrained by the usual scaling paths of current codes,” said Danny Perez of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the EXAALT team.The post Podcast: ECP EXAALT Program Extends the Reach of Molecular Dynamics appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: Arm in HPC
Brent Gorda from ARM gave this talk at the Rice Oil & Gas Conference. "With the recent Astra system at Sandia Lab (#203 on the Top500) and HPE Catalyst project in the UK, Arm-based architectures are arriving in HPC environments. Several partners have announced or will soon announce new silicon and projects, each of which offers something different and compelling for our community. Brent will describe the driving factors and how these solutions are changing the landscape for HPC."The post Video: Arm in HPC appeared first on insideHPC.
Report: NREL Economic Impact Tops $1 Billion
What are the economic benefits of HPC? A new study by the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business indicates that the economic impact of NREL amounted to more than $1.1 billion nationwide, while the impact on Colorado's economy came in at nearly $748 million. “The lab’s highly skilled workforce, innovative facilities, and business partnerships are key to the region’s economic vitality.”The post Report: NREL Economic Impact Tops $1 Billion appeared first on insideHPC.
Building the business case for Hybrid HPC Cloud
Over the past two years, we’ve seen a dramatic acceleration in cloud adoption for HPC. Intuitively cloud computing makes sense — it enables organizations to rent rather than buy expensive HPC hardware, deploy solutions faster, reduce capital investments, and focus on core competencies. Software company Univa highlights the reason behind the recent cloud adoption boom among the HPC community, and the benefits of the hybrid HPC cloud.The post Building the business case for Hybrid HPC Cloud appeared first on insideHPC.
Submer SmartPodX Platform launches for OCP Immersion Cooling
Today the European Submer startup announced that their latest SmartPod Immersion Cooling System conforms to both standard server formats and to Open Compute Project (OCP) specifications for high-performance, supercomputing, and hyperscale infrastructures – the SmartPodX. "The Open Compute Project exists to develop open standards that bring greater efficiency, scalability, openness, and positive impact to datacenters and hardware – making all of our lives better," said Submer CEO Daniel Pope. "This makes the OCP Global Summit the perfect opportunity to launch our hyper-efficient SmartPodX that will power the next generation of high-performance servers and supercomputers that usher in the next wave of research and technical innovation.”The post Submer SmartPodX Platform launches for OCP Immersion Cooling appeared first on insideHPC.
In a boon for HPC, Founding Members Sign SKA Observatory Treaty
Earlier this week, countries involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project came together in Rome to sign an international treaty establishing the intergovernmental organization that will oversee the delivery of the world’s largest radio telescope. "Two of the world’s fastest supercomputers will be needed to process the unprecedented amounts of data emanating from the telescopes, with some 600 petabytes expected to be stored and distributed worldwide to the science community every year, or the equivalent of over half a million laptops worth of data."The post In a boon for HPC, Founding Members Sign SKA Observatory Treaty appeared first on insideHPC.
Calista Redmond named CEO of RISC-V Foundation
Today the RISC-V Foundation announced that Calista Redmond has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. I’ve always understood the potential short- and long-term impact of the RISC-V license-free ISA on the open source community. Having spent a lot of my career working in the open source ecosystem, I’m excited to help RISC-V grow and deliver on the Foundation’s mission of paving the way for the next 50 years of computing design and innovation,” said Redmond, CEO of the RISC-V Foundation."The post Calista Redmond named CEO of RISC-V Foundation appeared first on insideHPC.
Swiss HPC Conference to Focus on Intersecting Interests, Industries, and Initiatives
Coming up in April, AI and HPC practitioners share passions for cutting-edge technology and breakthrough R&D in Lugano, Switzerland at the tenth annual Swiss Conference and HPCXXL User Group. The joint sessions take place at Palazzo dei Congressi, April 1-4, bringing leaders together from academia, government and industry to share first-hand insights on innovative research, techniques, tools and technologies that are fueling economies, productivity and progress globally.The post Swiss HPC Conference to Focus on Intersecting Interests, Industries, and Initiatives appeared first on insideHPC.
New Study: Algorithms based on deep neural networks can be applied to quantum physics
A computer science research group from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has mathematically proven that artificial intelligence (AI) can help us understand currently unreachable quantum physics phenomena. The results have been published in Physical Review Letters. "Our research proves that the AI algorithms can represent highly complex quantum systems significantly more efficiently than existing approaches," said Prof. Amnon Shashua, Intel senior vice president and Mobileye president and CEO."The post New Study: Algorithms based on deep neural networks can be applied to quantum physics appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: Benchmarking Performance with Quantum Volume
"At the 2019 American Physical Society March Meeting, IBM unveiled a new scientific milestone, announcing its highest quantum volume to date. Quantum Volume is a measurement, a procedure developed by IBM, that determines how powerful a quantum computer is, accounting for both gate and measurement errors, device cross talk, as well as device connectivity and circuit compiler efficiency. It follows that the higher the Quantum Volume, the more real-world, complex problems quantum computers can potentially solve, such as simulating chemistry, modeling financial risk, and supply chain optimization."The post Video: Benchmarking Performance with Quantum Volume appeared first on insideHPC.
Any better than Clever Hans? Putting AI systems to the test
As Machine Learning advances, how will we know that these systems are making the right decisions? In this story from the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, researchers are looking at the learning strategies of today's Ai systems. "We were very surprised by just how broad the range of learned problem-solving strategies is. Even modern AI systems have not always found a meaningful approach, at least not from a human perspective, instead sometimes adopting what we call ‘Clever Hans’ strategies."The post Any better than Clever Hans? Putting AI systems to the test appeared first on insideHPC.
Tachyum Chip Startup gets $17 Million Capital Infusion from Slovak Government
Today chip startup Tachyum announced that it has received capital from the Slovak government of almost $17 million dollars to help build a new R&D center within the country. This funding will assist in the final development phase of the company’s Prodigy Universal Processor Chip, the smallest and fastest general-purpose, 64-bit processor, requiring 10x lower power and 3x lower sell price than competing products with equivalent performance. Together, these two attributes result in Prodigy reducing data center annual total cost of ownership (CapEx + OpEx) by a factor of 4x.The post Tachyum Chip Startup gets $17 Million Capital Infusion from Slovak Government appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: The Game Changing Post-K Supercomputer for HPC, Big Data, and Ai
Satoshi Matsuoka from RIKEN gave this talk at the Rice Oil & Gas Conference. "Rather than to focus on double precision flops that are of lesser utility, rather Post-K, especially its Arm64fx processor and the Tofu-D network is designed to sustain extreme bandwidth on realistic applications including those for oil and gas, such as seismic wave propagation, CFD, as well as structural codes, besting its rivals by several factors in measured performance. Post-K is slated to perform 100 times faster on some key applications c.f. its predecessor, the K-Computer, but also will likely to be the premier big data and AI/ML infrastructure."The post Video: The Game Changing Post-K Supercomputer for HPC, Big Data, and Ai appeared first on insideHPC.
Mellanox NVMe SNAP Technology to Simplify Composable Storage
Today Mellanox announced NVMe SNAP (Software-defined, Network Accelerated Processing), a storage virtualization solution for public cloud, private cloud and enterprise computing. This new SNAP technology allows customers to compose remote server-attached NVMe Flash storage and access it as if it were local, to achieve all the efficiency and management benefits of remote storage, with the simplicity of local storage.The post Mellanox NVMe SNAP Technology to Simplify Composable Storage appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: A New Era in HPC
In this video from the 2019 Rice Oil & Gas conference, Trish Damkroger from Intel presents: A New Era in HPC. "In this keynote presentation, Trish will discuss the changing landscape of high performance computing, key trends, and the convergence of HPC-AI-HPDA that is transforming our industry and will fuel HPC to fulfill its potential as a scientific tool for business and innovation. Trish will highlight not only key forces driving this shift but discuss how this transformation requires a fundamental paradigm shift and is opening up unprecedented opportunities for HPC."The post Video: A New Era in HPC appeared first on insideHPC.
ARCHER2 Supercomputer coming to University of Edinburgh
Today the University of Edinburgh announced plans to deploy ARCHER2, a £79 million national supercomputer that will be five times faster than the UK’s current capabilities. "ARCHER2 will provide UK science with an unparalleled capability to model and simulate the world around us," said Professor Mark Parsons, EPCC Director. "This is a real vote of confidence in the University’s supercomputing centre, EPCC, which is internationally recognised for its excellence in computational science."The post ARCHER2 Supercomputer coming to University of Edinburgh appeared first on insideHPC.
Radio Free HPC Looks at NVIDIA’s acquisition of Mellanox
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at NVIDIA's acquisition of Mellanox. "This called for an emergency session of our crack panel. While it will be several months before the full impact of this merger is felt, the RFHPC team believes this will change both the HPC and the Datacenter markets. It also signals Nvidia's journey towards becoming more of a systems company and gives them a better shot at the enterprise AI market."The post Radio Free HPC Looks at NVIDIA’s acquisition of Mellanox appeared first on insideHPC.
Achieving the Best QoE: Performance Libraries Accelerate Code Execution
The increasing consumerization of IT means that even staid business applications like accounting need to have the performance and ease of use of popular consumer apps. Fortunately, developers now have access to a powerful group of libraries that can instantly increase application performance – with little or no rewriting of older code. Here’s a quick rundown of Intel-provided libraries and how to get them.The post Achieving the Best QoE: Performance Libraries Accelerate Code Execution appeared first on insideHPC.
New Texascale Magazine from TACC looks at HPC for the Endless Frontier
This feature story describes how the computational power of Frontera will be a game changer for research. Late last year, the Texas Advanced Computing Center announced plans to deploy Frontera, the world's fastest supercomputer in academia. To prepare for launch, TACC just published the inaugural edition of Texascale, an annual magazine with stories that highlight the people, science, systems, and programs that make TACC one of the leading academic computing centers in the world.The post New Texascale Magazine from TACC looks at HPC for the Endless Frontier appeared first on insideHPC.
Quobyte to showcase software defined storage for Machine Learning at GTC
Today Quobyte announced announced plans to showcase distributed storage technology at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference in Silicon Valley next week. Quobyte software defined storage turns commodity servers into a reliable and highly automated data center file system. "As machine learning increasingly becomes an indispensable tool for organizations looking to make critical decisions derived from their cumulative data, there is an increasing need for unified storage infrastructure that enables faster results and the ability to fully leverage GPUs,” said Bjoern Kolbeck, Quobyte co-founder and CEO. “We are excited to have the opportunity to present to attendees of NVIDIA’s GTC how they can quickly and easily speed up their ML workloads by overcoming data challenges associated with scale, throughput and access to all data throughout the organization.”The post Quobyte to showcase software defined storage for Machine Learning at GTC appeared first on insideHPC.
NVIDIA to Purchase Mellanox for $6.9 Billion
Today NVIDIA announced plans to acquire Mellanox for approximately $6.9 billion. The acquisition will unite two of the world’s leading companies in HPC. Together, NVIDIA’s computing platform and Mellanox’s interconnects power over 250 of the world’s TOP500 supercomputers and have as customers every major cloud service provider and computer maker.The post NVIDIA to Purchase Mellanox for $6.9 Billion appeared first on insideHPC.
Agenda Posted: OFA Workshop in Austin March 19-21
Today the OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) posted the OFA Workshop 2019 Agenda & Abstracts for their upcoming OFA Workshop. With sessions on ranging from interoperability and remote persistent memory to deployment of fabric technologies, the meeting takes place March 19-21 in Austin, Texas. "Over the three-day event, attendees will be treated to a brand-new Workshop activity that further underscores the OFA’s commitment to fostering collaboration and adoption within the advanced fabrics community."The post Agenda Posted: OFA Workshop in Austin March 19-21 appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: A Fast, Scaleable HPC Engine for Data Ingest
David Wade from Integral Engineering gave this talk at the Stanford HPC Conference. "In this talk, a design is sketched for an engine to ingest data from the IOT massively into a cluster for analysis, storage and transformation using COTS methods from High Performance Computing techniques in hardware and software."The post Video: A Fast, Scaleable HPC Engine for Data Ingest appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: Submer Technology for HPC Immersion Cooling
In this video, Diarmoid Daltun from Submer and Daniele Rispoli from ClusterVision describe how Immersion Cooling applies to a HPC installation, including the benefits, challenges, economics, practicality, and more. "We are a cleantech company that designs, builds and installs Liquid Immersion cooling solutions for HPC, hyperscaler, datacenters, Edge, AI, deep learning and blockchain applications. Set apart by its modular design, our technology is the most practical, resilient, eco-friendly and highly efficient Immersion Cooling solution."The post Video: Submer Technology for HPC Immersion Cooling appeared first on insideHPC.
Job of the Week: Computer Engineer at NETL
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado is seeking a Computer Engineer in our Job of the Week. "At NREL, we focus on creative answers to today's energy challenges. From breakthroughs in fundamental science to new clean technologies to integrated energy systems that power our lives, NREL researchers are transforming the way the nation and the world use energy.":The post Job of the Week: Computer Engineer at NETL appeared first on insideHPC.
Nvidia Certifies Colovore As DGX-Ready Data Center Partner
NVIDIA has gained traction in datacenter Machine Learning with their DGX platforms. Now Bay Area provider Colovore has signed up as a colocation partner supporting NVIDIA DGX deployments. “NVIDIA’s DGX-1 and DGX-2 platforms are leading the way in solving complex AI challenges and we are proud to partner with NVIDIA and their customers to provide the most cost-effective, flexible, and scalable data center home for these servers. With close to 1,000 DGX platforms already deployed and operating at Colovore, we have tremendous experience providing the optimal footprint for DGX and HPC infrastructure success.”The post Nvidia Certifies Colovore As DGX-Ready Data Center Partner appeared first on insideHPC.
How Supercomputing could help save newborn babies with LungMap
Over at TACC, Faith Singer-Villalobos writes that researchers are using supercomputers to better understand the lung development of premature babies. The insight derived from large datasets could help save lives. In 2016, over a dozen scientists and engineers toured a neonatal intensive care unit, the section of the hospital that specializes in the care of ill […]The post How Supercomputing could help save newborn babies with LungMap appeared first on insideHPC.
DOE powers Aluminum and Steelmaking Research through HPC4Manufacturing Program
Today the HPC4Manufacturing Program announced four federal funding awards for solving key manufacturing challenges in steelmaking and aluminum production through supercomputing. "Primary metals industries are significant energy users, so opportunities to reduce energy consumption in this area is of great interest to our sponsors,” said HPC4Manufacturing Director Robin Miles of LLNL. “Additionally, this program is helping U.S. steel makers produce the higher strength steels vital to light weighting the next generation of automobiles.”The post DOE powers Aluminum and Steelmaking Research through HPC4Manufacturing Program appeared first on insideHPC.
Scalable Machine Learning: The Role of Stratified Data Sharding
Srinivasan Parthasarathy from Ohio State University gave this talk at the Stanford HPC Conference. "With the increasing popularity of structured data stores, social networks and Web 2.0 and 3.0 applications, complex data formats, such as trees and graphs, are becoming ubiquitous. I will discuss a critical element at the heart of this challenge relates to the sharding, placement, storage and access of such tera- and peta- scale data."The post Scalable Machine Learning: The Role of Stratified Data Sharding appeared first on insideHPC.
Announcing Google’s New TPU Dev Board for Machine Learning on the Edge
Google just launched Coral, a Beta platform for building intelligent devices with local AI. To enable this initiative, Google is making an edge version of its TensorFlow Processing Unit available for sale for the first time. "Our first hardware components feature the new Edge TPU, a small ASIC designed by Google that provides high-performance ML inferencing for low-power devices. For example, it can execute state-of-the-art mobile vision models such as MobileNet V2 at 100+ fps, in a power efficient manner."The post Announcing Google’s New TPU Dev Board for Machine Learning on the Edge appeared first on insideHPC.
LANL Upgrades to D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Computer
Today D-Wave Systems announced that Los Alamos National Laboratory has upgraded their D-Wave quantum computer to the D-Wave 2000Q system. Los Alamos is investing in D-Wave quantum technology to expand its foundational quantum computing research, enabling exploration of new and diverse quantum computing applications. "We are pleased that the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration Advanced Simulation and Computing program funded the upgrade of the D-Wave system, allowing us to continue to explore quantum simulation and algorithms at larger scales,” said Irene Qualters, associate laboratory director for Simulation and Computation at Los Alamos National Laboratory. “D-Wave has been a valued strategic partner in Los Alamos’ pursuit of a new technology that is part of the expanding heterogeneous landscape of computing. Such strong partnerships aid the Laboratory and DOE in the development of the nation’s workforce for the future.”The post LANL Upgrades to D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Computer appeared first on insideHPC.
Optalysys launches FT:X 2000 – The world’s first commercial optical processing system
Today Optalysys announced the FT:X 2000, the world’s first optical co-processor system for Ai computing. "It is a really exciting time in optical computing," said Dr. Nick New, Optalysys CEO and Founder. “As we approach the commercial launch of our main optical co-processor systems, we are seeing a surge in interest in optical methods, which are needed to provide the next level of processing capability across multiple industry sectors. We are on the verge of an optical computing revolution and it’s fantastic to be leading the way.”The post Optalysys launches FT:X 2000 – The world’s first commercial optical processing system appeared first on insideHPC.
Accelerating Machine Learning on VMware vSphere with NVIDIA GPUs
Mohan Potheri from VMware gave this talk at Stanford HPC Conference. "This session introduces machine learning on vSphere to the attendee and explains when and why GPUs are important for them. Basic machine learning with Apache Spark is demonstrated. GPUs can be effectively shared in vSphere environments and the various methods of sharing are addressed here."The post Accelerating Machine Learning on VMware vSphere with NVIDIA GPUs appeared first on insideHPC.
NREL Chooses Qumulo’s File Storage for Eagle Supercomputer
Today ​Qumulo announced that the ​National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)​ has selected Qumulo’s file storage solution for its Computational Science Center. "With the impact of climate change, it's crucial for organizations such as NREL to adopt technologies that accelerate their research and outcomes. “With Qumulo’s incredibly scalable architecture and real-time file analytics, the NREL team can gain better insight into their data, and in turn focus more effectively on their mission to drive innovation in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.”The post NREL Chooses Qumulo’s File Storage for Eagle Supercomputer appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: Access the Future Today with Quantum Computing
Dr. Dario Gil gave this talk at the IBM Think conference. "For two years now, IBM has enabled more than 100,000 people around the globe to access quantum computers for learning, research, and tackling new problems. IBM’s Dario Gil will discuss this radically different approach to computing built on the laws of quantum mechanics and how the roadmap for mainstream adoption of this new technology is being forged today by IBM in collaboration with a global community across business, academia and research."The post Video: Access the Future Today with Quantum Computing appeared first on insideHPC.
ScaleMP teams with AMD for Scale-up EPYC Servers
Today ScaleMP announced that it has partnered with AMD to enable AMD server OEMs to create systems with 4, 8, and up to 128 processor sockets, up to 8,192 CPUs and 256 terabytes of shared memory. “Through this collaboration, ScaleMP enables AMD customers to create scale-up servers that will deliver breakthrough performance and help lower the TCO for organizations – enabling customers to use more of their budget for their applications and tackle the most demanding workloads while enjoying a broader choice of multi-socket servers.”The post ScaleMP teams with AMD for Scale-up EPYC Servers appeared first on insideHPC.
Mellanox Powers Massive HPC Cloud Service for DownUnder GeoSolutions
Today DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG) announced that the company has chosen leading Ethernet supplier Mellanox Technologies to supercharge their massive exascale-focused HPC facility. "DUG’s ambitious cloud service, DUG McCloud, is tailored specifically to the geophysics community and is currently being built at Skybox Houston. Described as the world’s most powerful supercomputer, the facility will be 250 single-precision petaflops when fully installed. The vast, geophysically-configured machine, housed in a purpose-built exascale data centre, will have the power, room, and plans in hand to expand beyond an exaflop, as demand increases."The post Mellanox Powers Massive HPC Cloud Service for DownUnder GeoSolutions appeared first on insideHPC.
Interview: HPC User Forum in Santa Fe to look at Supercomputing Technology Trends
Hyperion Research will host the next HPC User Forum April 1-3 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Now in its 20th year, the HPC User Forum has grown to 150 members from government, industry, and academia. To learn more, insideHPC caught up with Steve Conway from Hyperion Research.The post Interview: HPC User Forum in Santa Fe to look at Supercomputing Technology Trends appeared first on insideHPC.
Agenda Posted for Dell EMC Community Event in Austin
The Dell EMC Community Meeting has published their preliminary speaker agenda. The event takes place March 25-27 in Austin, Texas. The Dell HPC Community is a worldwide technical forum that facilitates the exchange of ideas among researchers, computer scientists, executives, developers, and engineers and promotes the advancement of innovative, powerful HPC solutions. The vision of the […]The post Agenda Posted for Dell EMC Community Event in Austin appeared first on insideHPC.
Video: Why InfiniBand is the Way Forward for Ai and Exascale
In this video, Gilad Shainer from the InfiniBand Trade Association describes how InfiniBand offers the optimal interconnect technology for Ai, HPC, and Exascale. "Tthrough Ai, you need the biggest pipes in order to move those giant amount of data in order to create those Ai software algorithms. That's one thing. Latency is important because you need to drive things faster. RDMA is one of the key technology that enables to increase the efficiency of moving data, reducing CPU overhead. And by the way, now, there's all of the Ai frameworks that exist out there, supports RDMA as a default element within the framework itself."The post Video: Why InfiniBand is the Way Forward for Ai and Exascale appeared first on insideHPC.
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