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SUNNYVALE, CA-Oct. 10, 2024- HPC and AI industry analyst firm Intersect360 Research has announced the addition of six new Advisory Committee Members to the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). The newly-announced members, all leaders in their respective fields, span a wide range of industries and geographical regions. HALO, launched earlier this year, is a global community [...]The post Intersect360 Research: HPC-AI Leadership Organization Adds 6 Advisory Committee Members appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A multidisciplinary team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows and GPU-acceleration with the intent to advance scientific innovation and revolutionize digital design.The post Breaking the ICE at Livermore: ICECap to Use Exascale Fusion Simulations for Digital Design appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oxford, UK - 17 October 2024 -n2 Group, a computing technology investment company, announces the acquisition of high-performance computing (HPC) and AI specialists X-ISS. The addition of X-ISS expands the Group's portfolio- joining NAG, VSNi, BioTeam and STAC-as it accelerates advancements in technology and computation, underpinned by innovation, technical excellence, and a focus on long-term [...]The post n2Group Acquires Managed Services Company X-ISS appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The Exascale Era began in spring 2022 when the Top500 list certified that the HPE-AMD Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory had broken through the exascale computing barrier. And with the Intel-HPE Aurora system at Argonne National Laboratory confirmed by Top500 last spring, the U.S. now has two exascale-class systems - with a third, [...]The post Exascale Day 2024: How Supercomputing at a Billion Billion Calculations Per Second Is Changing the World appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Lenovo called the 6th generation ThinkSystem N1380 Neptune a "vertical liquid cooling breakthrough" that supports accelerated computing while reducing power consumption by up to 40 percent... Lenovo, of course, has long been active in liquid cooling ....The post Lenovo Launches 100%' Liquid Cooled Platforms with Nvidia for GenAI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Munich, 16thOctober 2024 - The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has signed a purchase agreement with IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a maker of superconducting quantum computers. Under the agreement, IQM will deliver two Radiance quantum systems of 54 qubits and 150 qubits in the second half of 2025 and by the end of 2026, respectively. [...]The post IQM Selected for 2 Quantum Computers for Euro-Q-Exa Hybrid System at LRZ appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Bicester, UK-Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) and ISC Group announced the continuation of their partnership in advance of ISC 2025, scheduled for June 10-13, 2025, in Hamburg, Germany. As part of this collaboration, WHPC announced that the call for posters at ISC 2025 is now open. Designed for those early in their careers or [...]The post Women in High Performance Computing and ISC Group Extend Partnership for 2025 appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

TROY, Mich., October 15, 2024 -Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced a collaboration with Motivo, a product engineering firm focused on translating forward-thinking visions into best-in-class products for clients in the mobility, energy, agriculture technology and aerospace sectors. Motivo utilizes Altair's combination of engineering consulting and software to drive innovation for organizations in the aerospaceindustry. We are [...]The post Altair Announces Aerospace Collaboration with Motivo appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Calgary, AB, October 15, 2024 - CoolIT Systems (CoolIT), a maker of liquid-cooling technology for AI and high-performance computing, today announced it will support the NVIDIA Blackwell AI platform ramp with the recent introduction of a new line of liquid-cooling products and the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. Following years of technical collaboration and recently [...]The post CoolIT Systems' Liquid Cooling to Support Nvidia Blackwell appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Round Rock, TEXAS - October 15, 2024:Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) introduced integrated rack-scalable systems, server, storage and data management innovations to the Dell AI Factory, for high density computing and AI workloads at scale. The Dell Integrated Rack 7000 (IR7000) is designed to handle accelerated computing demands with high density, more sustainable power management and [...]The post Dell AI Factory Offers New Cooling, High Density Compute and AI Storage appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A good mid-October morn to you! Here's a brief (6:30) run-through of developments from the world of HPC-AI, including: AMD's products rollout, Foxconn's big Blackwell AI HPC in Taiwan, AI for science drives Nobel Prizes, Meta AI guru's AGI skepticismThe post HPC News Bytes 20241014: AMD Rollout, Foxconn's Massive AI HPC, AI Drives Nobels, Are LLM's Intelligent? appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

HOUSTON - October 10, 2024 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced the HPE ProLiant Compute XD685 for complex AI model training tasks, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators. The new HPE system is optimized to quickly deploy high-performing, secure and energy-efficient AI clusters for use in large [...]The post HPE Launches ProLiant System Powered by AMD for AI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2024 - Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) expanded it generative AI (GenAI) solutions portfolio with Dell AI Factory additions tailored for AMD environments. Dell said the solutions offer enterprises enhanced AI capabilities, including greater scalability and flexibility, to stay competitive in the evolving technology landscape. By integrating AMD technology into the latest [...]The post Dell Technologies Adds AMD-Powered PowerEdge Servers appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

HOUSTON - Oct. 10, 2024 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced what the company said is the industry's first 100 percent fanless direct liquid cooling systems architecture, designed to enhance the energy and cost efficiency of large-scale AI deployments. HPE introduced the innovation at its AI Day, held for members of the financial [...]The post HPE Announces Fanless Direct Liquid Cooling Systems Architecture appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Today in San Francisco AMD announced updated versions of its chips portfolio and moved to position itself as an across-the-board provider of data center technology for organizations implementing Big AI. The company also said it is speeding up its product release cadence, a move clearly aimed at ....The post AMD Launches CPU, GPU and DPU Chips Aimed at Big AI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oct. 9, 2024 - HF Sinclair's Lubricants & Specialties business annoiunced a line of single-phase immersion cooling fluids.INNOVATE is a series of dielectric thermal management fluids formulated with proprietary,ultra-pure, Highly Refined Alkanes (HRA) technology. The company said HRA enables exceptional heat transfer capabilities while offering broad compatibility with materials required for immersed compute applications. Engineered [...]The post HF Sinclair Launches Immersion Cooling Fluids appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - October 9th, 2024-Multiverse Computing, a quantum AI software company, today announced it will work with Airbus Defence and Space to build a new gesture-based control system for fighter jets as part of a challenge within the EPIIC European Defence Fund project. Multiverse Computing won a competitive application process with its Quantum [...]The post Airbus Selects Multiverse for Gesture Recognition Control Systems for Fighter Pilots appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

San Jose, October 8, 2024 - Supermicro announced a high-density infrastructure platform optimized for AI inferencing at the network edge. Supermicro's system delivers up to 10 double-width GPUs in a single system capable of running in traditional air-cooled environments, according to the company. TheSYS-322GB-NR includes two powerful Intel Xeon 6900 processors with P-cores, 8800 MT/s [...]The post Supermicro Introduces 3U Server for Edge AI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

RENO, Nev. - October 8, 2024 - CIQ has announced Rocky Linux from CIQ, intended for organizations that utilize on Rocky Linux and need a validated version for security and compliance . Available today,Rocky Linux from CIQis identical to the community edition of open source Rocky Linux but adds contractual benefits including verified packages, guaranteed [...]The post Rocky Linux from CIQ' Launched appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Nvidia and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn are building what the companies said is Taiwan's largest supercomputer. The system, to be housed at the Hon Hai Kaohsiung Super Computing Center, will be powered by Nvidia's Blackwell architecture and feature the GB200 NVL72 ....The post Foxconn to Install Blackwell-Powered 90 AI Exaflops Supercomputer appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oct. 7 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy's ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) is an allocation program for projects of interest to DOE, with emphasis on high-risk, high-payoff scientific campaigns enabled via high-performance computing (HPC) in areas related to the DOE mission, that respond to national emergencies, or that broaden the community of researchers [...]The post Nov. 11 Deadline: ASCR Announces 2025 Leadership Computing Challenge appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oct. 7, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program has announced that Thursday, Nov. 14 is the deadline for two scientic computing review panels. Notice of Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0003432 contains submission requirements for: Randomized Algorithms for Combinatorial Scientific Computing This topic area is highlighted in Section 3.3 of the ASCR [...]The post Nov. 14 Deadlinefor 2 DOE ASCR Scientific Computing Review Panels appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Behind the rapid expansion of cryptocurrencies in recent years are two often-overlooked technologies: blockchain and high-performance computing. Both play crucial roles in ensuring that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum function efficiently, scale to meet increasing demands and remain secure.The post HPC: Driving Cryptocurrency Growth and Changing Its Future appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

TEMPE, Ariz. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. Oct. 4, 2024 - TAMC and Amkor Technology announced today a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advanced packaging and test capabilities in Arizona. Under the agreement, TSMC will contract with Amkor's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) services, in their planned facility in Peoria, Arizona. TSMC will leverage [...]The post Amkor and TSMC Collaborate on Advanced Packaging in Arizona appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sandia National Laboratories announced today a new speed record in molecular dynamics simulation. A collaborative research team ran simulations using the Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) processor and "raced past the maximum speed achievable on the world's ....The post Sandia: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Record Breakers Nominated for Gordon Bell Prize appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

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.

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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.