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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Oct. 3, 2024 - Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) today announced the acquisition of Mikros Technologies LLC, an engineering and manufacturing company focused on of liquid cooling solutions for thermal management, completed October 1. As the continued adoption of artificial intelligence, energy storage, and electric vehicles drives higher-power density systems across consumer [...]The post Jabil Acquires Liquid Cooling Company Mikros Technologies appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oct. 3, 2024 - Power management company Eaton today announced the North American launch of its Eaton Heavy-Duty SmartRack enclosures, designed to help data center operators and IT managers accommodate the increasing physical needs of generative AI computing infrastructure in enterprise, colocation and hyperscale data centers. Available in various specifications, Eaton's Heavy-Duty SmartRack enclosures support [...]The post Eaton Announces AI-Ready Rack Enclosures for Data Centers appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN FRANCISCO - HPC-AI Tech, a AI startup specializing in AI software infrastructure and video generation, has secured a $50 million Series A funding round. Investors include Singtel Innov8, Sinovation Ventures, Capstone Capital, Greater Bay Area Homeland, Lingfeng Capital, and Stony Creek Capital. Founded by Yang You, a Presidential Young Professor at the National University [...]The post HPC-AI Tech Secures $50M Series A Funding appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sunnyvale, CA, September 27, 2024 - SimOps announced the launch of its Simulation Operations Automation initiative, a category the company said is poised to redefine how organizations manage and optimize their engineering simulations and the operation of the underlying infrastructures. As high-performance computing becomes central to innovation across various industries and applications, SimOps provides a [...]The post SimOps Launches Simulation Operations Automation Initiative appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Oct. 1, 2024 - Data intelligence platform DDN announced an expansion of its AI research and innovation efforts in Texas. This initiative is intended to power transformative advancements in sectors like healthcare, financial services and autonomous systems - critical technologies that will shape the future economy and directly impact millions of lives. Through [...]The post DDN Expands AI Research Partnership with YTexas appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] Scaling GenAI inference performance requires increasing the number of GPUs or accelerators working in parallel within the scale-up domain. In-package optical I/O offers a path forward by breaking the ....The post Optical I/O: The Key to Unlocking AI Infrastructure, Profitability and Performance appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

AI data platform company VAST Data today announced VAST InsightEngine with NVIDIA, which the company said is the first solution to securely ingest, process, and retrieve all types of enterprise data (files, objects, tables, and streams) in real-time. The first application workflow to run on the VAST Data Platform, the new product is designed to [...]The post VAST Data Unveils InsightEngine with Nvidia appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

ST. PAUL, MN, Oct. 1, 2024-HPC-AI industry analyst firm Hyperion Research announced the results of their recently completed AI in the Cloud study, entitled, Cloud-based AI Activity for HPC: Widespread but Primarily Exploratory. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the activities and use behaviors of AI users leveraging HPC-centric [...]The post Hyperion Research Announces AI in the Cloud Survey Findings appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oct. 1, 2024 - IBM announced the availability of NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU instances on IBM Cloud. It joins IBM Cloud's existing lineup of accelerated computing offerings for enterprise's AI implementation. IBM said that despite increasing interest in generative AI, only 39 percent of organizations surveyedsay they are currently implementing or operating gen AI [...]The post Nvidia H100s GPUs Available on IBM Cloud for AI and HPC appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced it has signed a $54.5 million contract with the United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The focus of the AFRL partnership is to enable the scaling, networking and deployability of quantum ....The post IonQ Announces $54.5M Quantum Contract with US Air Force Research Lab appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

HPC-AI industry analyst firm Hyperion Research has announced two upcoming HPC User Forums: The 86th HPC User Forum, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 21-22 at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center(BSC) in Barcelona, Spain. Agenda and free registration are here. The event will spotlight the use of AI and GPUs in HPC, BSC as a testbed and a [...]The post Hyperion Research to Host HPC User Forums: Barcelona Oct. 21-22, Stuttgart Oct. 24-25 appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 24, 2024, Redwood Shores, Calif.- Reltio, an AI-powered data unification and management company, has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft ith the intent to streamline data governance and unification across the enterprise. Today they introduced the Reltio Integration for Microsoft Purview, which combines Reltio's data unification and management capabilities with Microsoft Purview Data Governance's capabilities [...]The post Data Management Company Reltio Integrates with Microsoft Purview appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

AMD today announced that Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has chosen AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs with ROCm open software to power its newest OCI Compute Supercluster instance ... For AI models comprised of hundreds of billions of parameters ....The post Oracle Cloud Supercluster Supports 16,000 AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The @HPCpodcast Industry View" feature delves into major issues ....The post @HPCpodcast Industry View: HPC-AI Memory-Centric Trends with Lenovo Distinguished Engineer Patrick Caporale appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Santa Clara, CA/ London - September 24, 2024 - Data storage company Pure Storage today announced new features for the Pure Storage platform, including Real-time Enterprise File, dynamic file services that change, adapt and reconfigure in real-time. Other features include a virtual machine assessment and Universal Credits, extending Pure Storage's as-a-Service (STaaS). The Pure Storage [...]The post Pure Storage Announces New Platform Features appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

West Palm Beach, FL - Sept. 25, 2024 - Cloud computing platform Vultr today announced that the new AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator and ROCm open software are set to be made available within Vultr's composable cloud infrastructure. The collaboration between Vultr's composable cloud infrastructure and AMD next-generation silicon architecture is designed to unlock new frontiers [...]The post Vultr Offers AMD Instinct MI300X for AI Cloud Platform appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Amid swirling reports of a multi-billion capital infusion offer from an investment firm along with a reported acquisition attempt, Intel proceeded today with launches of the Xeon 6 CPU and the Gaudi 3 AI GPU, both chips aimed at exploding demand for AI compute -- and at competitors Nvidia and AMD. Intel said the Xeon 6 ("Granite Rapids") with Performance-cores (P-cores) delivers twice the performance of its predecessor and features increased core count, double the memory bandwidth ....The post Intel Unveils Next-Gen Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 Aimed at AI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 24, 2024 - Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), a research university in Germany, announced it has enhanced its high-performance computing capabilities through an implementation of xiRAID and Lustre technologies. This upgrade, facilitated by Xinnor and MEGWARE, has resulted in performance gains for the GPU cluster Alex," a research resource for artificial intelligence, machine learning, atomistic simulations [...]The post Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat: HPC Boosted with xiRAID and Lustre appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN JOSE, Calif.,Sept. 24, 2024 - Supermicro today announced GPU, multi-node and rackmount systems to the X14 portfolio, which are based on the Intel Xeon 6900 Series Processors with P-Cores (formerly code named Granite Rapids-AP). The new servers are designed to address the needs of modern data centers, enterprises, and service providers. Joining the efficiency-optimized [...]The post Supermicro Adds Intel-Based X14 Servers for AI, HPC, Cloud and Edge appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SEOUL, September 23, 2024 - SK hynix Inc. announced today that features of its Heterogeneous Memory Software Development Kit (HMSDK) software for optimizing Compute Express Link memory technology , are now available on Linux. SK hynix said HMSDK enhances the memory package's bandwidth by over 30 percent without modifying existing applications by selectively allocating memory [...]The post SK hynix Announces CXL SDK Available on Linux appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024 - PASIC chip design and manufacturing company OpenLight today announced a partnership with Epiphany, a fabless photonic design house, aimed at advancing the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design ecosystem. Through this partnership, Epiphany will gain access to OpenLight's open heterogeneously integrated III-V-based PDK, providing more options and flexibility for [...]The post OpenLight and Epiphany Partner on Photonic Integrated Circuit Design appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A belated happy autumnal equinox to you! The white-water HPC-AI world produced major news over the past week, including: previously unthinkable Intel M&A reports, chips and software ....The post HPC News Bytes 20240923 Podcast: Intel-Qualcomm, Responses to AI Energy Crisis, HPC-AI Beyond GPUs appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 23, 2024 - The U.S. National Science Foundation launched a $15 million funding opportunity to address vulnerabilities of open-source ecosystems. Preliminary proposals for the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) are due Tuesday,Jan. 14, 2025, by 5 p.m. (submitting organization's local time). To learn more, read the Safe-OSE funding opportunity and register [...]The post January 14 Deadline: NSF $15M Funding Opportunity to Safeguard Open Source Ecosystems appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Last year at about this time, we discussed the state of HPC and the Aurora ....The post @HPCpodcast: Aurora Exascale Update and Other HPC-AI Topics with Argonne's Rick Stevens and Mike Papka appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

[SPONSORED VIDEO]: Check out this virtual webinar introducing Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure, a newly released option designed to streamline the transition to the cloud. This solution allows a hybrid approach ....The post Virtual Webinar: Transforming Physics Simulations with Ansys Access and Microsoft Azure appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

As high-performance computing centers (HPCs) look to integrate quantum computing technologies into their existing infrastructure, understanding the distinct features and requirements of various quantum modalities is essential.The post Quantum Computing for HPC Centers - A Concise Buyer's Guide appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 19, 2023, London -HSBC, a British bank and financial services group, announced today that it has successfully trialled quantum-secure technology for buying and selling tokenised physical gold. The company said this marks the latest step by HSBC in the protection of critical applications from potential future quantum computing attacks. Last year, HSBC said it [...]The post HSBC and Quantinuum Pilot Quantum Security for Tokenized Gold appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

CARROLLTON, Texas, September 19, 2024 -LiquidStack today announced it has secured a $20 million Series B extension investment from leading investment firm Tiger Global, bringing LiquidStack's total Series B funding round to $35 million. The full service liquid cooling provider will use the funds to expand its manufacturing footprint, scale its direct-to-chip and immersion cooling [...]The post LiquidStack Secures $20M Series B Funding from Tiger Global appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.- RISC-V computing company SiFive announced the SiFive Intelligence XM Series designed for accelerating high performance AI workloads. This is the first IP from SiFive to include a scalable AI matrix engine, which accelerates time to market for semiconductor companies building system on chip solutions for edge IoT, consumer devices, next generation electric [...]The post SiFive Introduces Intelligence XM Series for AI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

David A. Padua, professor emeritus in Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been named the recipient of the 2024 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award. The award recognizes groundbreaking achievements in parallel and HPC ....The post David Padua to Receive Ken Kennedy HPC Award appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

[CONTRIBUTED THOUGHT PIECE] .... large language models and generative AI applications are driving hyperscalers to adopt a new data center-scale switch fabric... And there is a new interconnect technology ....The post The Next Big Interconnect Technology Could Be Plastic appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

San Francisco - September 17, 2024; In today's digital-first landscape, enterprises rely on powerful data and AI capabilities to fuel innovation, enhance customer experiences, and optimize operations. However, they are set to spend $100b in 2024 on data intelligence platforms to derive value from their own data. e6data today announced a $10m funding round as [...]The post e6data Raises $10M for Analytics Engine appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 17, 2024 - ZutaCore, a provider of direct-to-chip, waterless liquid cooling solutions, andMunters, an air treatment and climate solutions company, today announced the integration of their two platforms to provide a two-phase, waterless liquid cooling to cool AI factories faced with massive power densities driven by AI accelerators. The solution is designed [...]The post ZutaCore and Munters Team on Waterless Data Center Architecture for AI Factories appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

KIRKLAND, WA, September 17, 2024 - Today, Firebolt announced a data warehouse that the company said delivers low latency analytics with 10x more efficiency. Built across five years of relentless development, it reflects continuous feedback from users and real-world use cases. Data engineers can now deliver customer-facing analytics and data-intensive applications (data apps) more cost-effectively [...]The post Firebolt Introduces Cloud Data Warehouse appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Montreal, Sept. 16, 2024 - Quantum sofware company Q-CTRL today announced that it offers two services via IBM's new Qiskit Functions Catalog to simplify application development and performance management services. Q-CTRL's performance-management software, Fire Opal, improves the usability and capability of quantum computing by reducing errors and abstracting the details of how to operate hardware [...]The post Q-CTRL Delivering New Services to IBM Quantum Network appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

RENO, Nev. - September 12, 2024 -Businesses aiming to optimize IT system automation with precision and efficiency now have a solution - Ledger Pro, the newest product fromCIQ. An all-in-one solution for proactive infrastructure oversight, Ledger Pro is built to help organizations track critical changes, ensure compliance and save time and money on system management, [...]The post CIQ Launches Ledger Pro for IT Infrastructure Oversight appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 13, 2024: The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility will host a seven-week virtual training series for undergraduates and graduates on the fundamentals of applying world-class supercomputers to advance the use of AI for research. Please share this opportunity with university students that you think will be interested. The series will be held on Tuesdays from [...]The post Sept. 29 Registration Deadline for ALCF Virtual Intro to AI-driven Science on Supercomputers appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

TEL AVIV, Israel,Sept. 10, 2024 -Quantum Source, anIsrael-based company developing, technology for photonic quantum computers, announced today it has raised a$50MSeries A investment round led byEclipse, with participation from Standard Investments, Level VC, Canon Equity, as well as existing investors Pitango First, Grove Ventures, 10D, and Dell Technologies Capital. This brings the company's total funding [...]The post Quantum Source Raises $50M Series A Funding appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 12, 2024 - Memory technology company Samsung Electronics today announced it has begun mass production of its 1Tb quad-level cell (QLC) 9th-generation vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory. With the industry's first mass production of QLC 9th-generation V-NAND, following the industry's first triple-level cell (TLC) 9th-generation V-NAND production in April this year, Samsung is solidifying [...]The post Samsung Announces Production of QLC 9th-Gen V-NAND Flash Memory appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 12, 2024 - AI and HPC data infrastructure software company VDURA, formerly Panasas, announced the appointment of Peter Ungaro to its company board of directors. In addition, VDURA has established a Technical Advisory Board, bringing on-board industry pioneers Dr. Garth Gibson, founder of Panasas, and Hugo Patterson, co-Founder of Datrium and known [...]The post Pete Ungaro Joins VDURA Board appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Montreal and Paris, September 12th, 2024 - Quandela, a European photonic quantum computing company, announced the launch of its Canadian subsidiary, Quandela Canada, in Montreal. This is accompanied by the deployment of the first European quantum computer in North American, according to the company, at the Bellevue Data Centre operated by Eaxion, a subsidiary of [...]The post Quandela Unveils European Quantum Computer in North America appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 12, 2024 - The Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award, endowed with 1.5 million euros, goes to Geordie Williamson, professor at the University of Sydney, for his use of artificial intelligence for fundamental work in mathematics. Meanwhile, Max Planck Humboldt Medals go to Laura Waller, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, for her work in [...]The post 3 Max Planck-Humboldt Award Winners Named appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

New York, September 12, 2024 - BQP, a startup developing quantum-based engineering simulations, today announced what it said is a research milestone for simulating computational fluid dynamics. The milestone was achieved using a hybrid quantum-classical solver which is part of BQP's next-gen simulation platform, BQPhy, according to BQP. After conducting ~100000 experiments, BQP researchers published [...]The post BQP Reports on Aircraft CFD Simulations with Quantum Computing appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oracle today announced what it said is the first zettascale cloud HPC cluster, powered by Nvidia's forthcoming Blackwell GPUs, scheduled for shipment in the first half of 2025. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will be available with up to 131,072 Blackwells delivering 2.4 zettaFLOPS of peak performance, according to Oracle. The company said this offers more than [...]The post Oracle Announces Zettascale Cloud Supercomputing Cluster with 131,000 Nvidia Blackwells appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Cerebras Systems today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Aramco under which they aim to bring high performance AI inference to industries, universities, and enterprises in Saudi Arabia. Aramco plans to build, train and deploy large language models using Cerebras' CS-3 systems. Aramco's new high-performance [...]The post Aramco and Cerebras Sign AI MoU appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 11, 2024 - Kong Inc., a developer of cloud API technologies, today announced the launch of the latest version of Kong Konnect, its API platform for AI, at the API Summit 2024 conference. As organizations increasingly adopt AI, Kong Konnect emerges as the enterprise-grade unified platform that enables them to securely build, [...]The post Kong Updates Its Cloud API Platformfor AI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.