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"Power savings, increased rack density and high performance are the three key advantages of using liquid cooling. CoolIT Systems offers options for data centers with or without facility water hook up. Any server in any rack can be liquid cooled with CoolIT’s hardware, and benefit from immediate and measurable CAPEX and OPEX savings."The post CoolIT Systems Innovates with Liquid Cooling at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

"Applications can be tuned to use both the Intel Xeon and the Intel Xeon Phi simultaneously, without modifying the code to just run on the coprocessor. Using a number of software tools from Intel, performance of a coupled cluster method can be demonstrated to gain a tremendous performance with excellent scaling."The post Quantum Chemistry at Scale appeared first on insideHPC.

Today REX Computing announced that it has raised $1.25 million in seed funding led by FF Science, a vehicle of Founders Fund that invests in companies pushing the boundaries of difficult scientific and engineering challenges. The new capital will support continued development and deployment of REX’s new, hyper-efficient and general purpose processor aiming to deliver a 10 to 25x increase in energy efficiency compared to the current state-of-the-art.The post REX Computing Raises $1.25M to Develop Neo Chip appeared first on insideHPC.

The MVAPICH team has posted their agenda for the 3rd annual MVAPICH User Group (MUG) meeting. Sponsored by Mellanox and the Ohio Supercomputer Center, MUG will take place August 19-21 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.The post MVAPICH User Group Returns to Ohio Aug. 19-21 appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video, Purdue's Dr. Gerry McCartney talks with Dan Olds about the University's participation in the Student Cluster Competitions. "We want to make this commitment to our students. They enjoy it. We enjoy having them represent us. The departments feel good about it, and we get a little help from the vendors as well. Between all of those contributions, this turns out to be a great experience for us."The post Why Purdue Has Been with Student Cluster Competitions from the Start appeared first on insideHPC.

ISC 2015 concluded its 30th meeting last week in Germany, drawing a record 2,846 attendees from 56 countries. In total 153 organizations took part in the conference exhibition.The post ISC 2015 Breaks Attendance Record appeared first on insideHPC.

Last week at ISC 2015, Fujitsu rolled out new Primergy systems using the company's Cool-Central Liquid Cooling Solution. Based on Asetek technology, Cool-Central reduces cooling costs by up to 50 percent.The post Fujitsu Teams with Asetek for Cool-Central Primergy Systems appeared first on insideHPC.

The EKOPath compiler for High Performance Computing supports advanced loop optimizations, SIMD vectorization and many-core support. This release of EKOPath includes optimizations specifically for the ThunderX microarchitecture as well as tuning tailored to typical HPC workloads, including computationally complex and data intensive applications as well as OpenMP.The post Video: Pathscale Compilers Power Cavium ThunderX Processor appeared first on insideHPC.

Last week at ISC 2015, Eurotech announced that the company has completed the installation of a new supercomputer prototype at the University of Regensburg. With 15,872 compute cores, the QPACE2 supercomputer is ranked #370 on the June 15 TOP500 list.The post Eurotech QPACE2 Supercomputer Ranks 379 on TOP500 appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Cycle Computing announced its participation in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Through its membership, Cycle Computing will enable enterprise users with big compute problems to fully leverage the advantages of cloud by running their workloads on cloud native software. Finance, research and manufacturing organizations are increasingly moving their high performance and high throughput workloads to the cloud; Cycle and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation will bridge the gap from internal infrastructure to cloud to ease and accelerate their transition.The post Cycle Computing Joins Cloud Native Computing Foundation appeared first on insideHPC.

Last week at ISC 2015, EXTOLL from Germany introduced its TOURMALET 100G network chip and PCIe Board.The post EXTOLL Rolls Out TOURMALET Network Chip at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video from ISC 2015, Oliver Tennert from Transtec describes how the company's Remote Visualization solutions are empowering customers with flexibility for their computing workloads. "We have a lot of customers from the scientific as well as financial or telecommunications areas, where analyzing huge amounts of data in the shortest period of time possible is a critical factor of success."The post Transtec Powers Remote Visualization at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

Today CoolIT Systems announced that the Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) of New Dehli has been awarded first place in the LINPACK test at the ISC Student Cluster Competition 2015 in Frankfurt using a liquid cooled configuration. This is the second consecutive year that CoolIT and Boston Limited have partnered to sponsor the winning student team.The post JMI Breaks LINPACK Record with CoolIT Systems appeared first on insideHPC.

"The AMD FirePro S9170 server GPU can accelerate complex workloads in scientific computing, data analytics, or seismic processing, wielding an industry-leading 32GB of memory. We designed the new offering for supercomputers to achieve massive compute performance while maximizing available power budgets.”The post Video: AMD Firepro S9170 GPU Speeds HPC Applications appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Univa joins Google, IBM, and other world-class companies founding members of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The new CNCF organization will accelerate the development of cloud native applications and services by advancing a technology stack for data center containerization and microservices.The post Univa Joins CNCF Cloud Native Computing Foundation appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Cray announced the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia has awarded the Company a contract worth up to $53 million to provide a Cray XC40 supercomputer and a Cray Sonexion 2000 storage system. This further strengthens Cray’s leadership position in the global operational weather and climate community, as an increasing number of the world’s leading centers rely on Cray supercomputers to run their complex meteorological and mission critical models.The post Cray XC40 Coming to Bureau of Meteorology in Australia appeared first on insideHPC.

Technological advancements in hardware and software products allow analysts to process larger amounts of data rapidly, allowing them time to apply human judgment and experience to intelligence problems. This article examines a couple of the hardware advancements in HPC.The post High Performance Computing in Defense Intelligence appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video from ISC 2015, Bill Nitzberg from Altair describes why PBS Professional 13.0 is the biggest release yet for the company. "The industry needs to accomplish a lot in the coming years to deliver a working, useful exascale machine. PBS Pro is only one piece of the puzzle… but it’s an important piece. Job scheduling and workload management are core capabilities – a “must have” for every HPC system – ensuring HPC goals are met by enforcing site-specific use policies, enabling users to focus on science and engineering rather than IT, and optimizing utilization (of hardware, licenses, and power) to minimize waste.”The post Altair Moves forward with PBS Pro 13 at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

As worldwide demand for energy continues to rise, the oil industry is working to satisfy demand for the hydrocarbon part of that equation. High performance computing is becoming critical to companies that are seeking new sources of hydrocarbons and trying to maximize existing reserves.The post HPC Gives Oil & Gas Companies a Competitive Edge appeared first on insideHPC.

At ISC 2015 last week, Russian supercomputing vendor RSC Group showcased its next generation RSC Tornado cluster solution. Enhanced with higher computing density, energy efficiency, and operational stability "hot water" mode, the RSC Tornado reduces infrastructure while making it easier to upgrade system components.The post Russians Enhance RSC Tornado Cluster Solution appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video from ISC 2015, Steve Branton from Asetek describes a series of high profile supercomputing upgrades that show the growing momentum of Asetek liquid cooling in the HPC market. "Asetek customers are using the company's RackCDU Liquid Cooling for increased datacenter efficiency. See for yourself how Asetek successfully addresses datacenter demands at the University of Tromso, Mississippi State University, NREL, and elsewhere, while working with Cray, Fujitsu and other OEMs."The post Video: Asetek Showcases Liquid Cooling at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

Dr. Eng Lim Goh from SGI discusses important trends in HPC including pending changes coming to processors/accelerators, memory hierarchy, and interconnects. "SGI, the trusted leader in high performance computing, is focused on helping customers solve their most demanding business and technology challenges by delivering technical computing, Big Data analytics, cloud computing, and petascale storage solutions that accelerate time to discovery, innovation, and profitability."The post Dr. Eng Lim Goh on Important HPC Trends at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Iceotope announced that it has developed the first fan-less Mellanox-based InfiniBand and Ethernet high-performance network and interconnect switch for HPC. Combined with Iceotope’s technology, Mellanox’s high-performance, low latency switches can now be cooled with hot water (of up to 45C), enabling chiller-less operation in all climates, with absolutely no airflow, and significant efficiency benefits.The post Mellanox Looks to Icetope for Liquid-cooled Switches appeared first on insideHPC.

Researchers from the Mont-Blanc report they have successfully tested an E4 Computer Engineering server platform based on the 64bit Cavium ThunderX ARMv8 chip. The aim of the test was to prove the portability of the Mont-Blanc system software stack on new high-performance ARM based server platforms.The post Mont-Blanc Tests HPC Software Stack on E4 ThunderX Server appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video, attendees discuss highlights from Day 3 of the ISC 2015 conference, including the conference's industry track, exhibit floor, and vendor parties. The program includes short interviews with Ed Seidel from NCSA, Sverre Jarp from CERN, Horst Simon from LBNL, Jack Dongarra from the University of Tennessee, and Jürgen Kohler from Daimler AG.The post Video: Highlights of Day 3 at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

NASA reports that it's newly upgraded Pleiades supercomputer ranks number 11 on the July 2015 TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers. And while the LINPACK computing power of Pleiades jumped nearly 21 percent, its ranking at number 5 on the new HPCG benchmark list reflects its ability to tackle real world applications.The post Pleiades Supercomputer Moves Up the Ranks with Haswell appeared first on insideHPC.

A leading Artificial Intelligence Technology Startup is seeking an HPC Systems Developer in our Job of the Week.The post Job of the Week: HPC Systems Developer for Deep Learning Startup appeared first on insideHPC.

Today IBM Research announced that solar and wind forecasts produced using machine learning and other cognitive computing technologies are proving to be as much as 30 percent more accurate than ones created using conventional approaches.The post IBM Improves Solar Forecasts with Machine Learning appeared first on insideHPC.

"Univa is a workload optimization company. Our core product, Grid Engine software, creates a single virtual high throughput, high performance and hyper-scale compute pool out of distributed data center resources. Our customers efficiently run large quantities of mission-critical compute-intensive applications faster with lower overall costs."The post Univa – Video: How Univa Helps Shared Mission-critical and High-performance Datacenters appeared first on insideHPC.

Argonne National Laboratory has named Barry Smith, Charles Macal and Branko Ruscic as its 2015 Distinguished Fellows.The post Argonne Names Distinguished Fellows for 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

Atos, the multinational digital services company, has signed a contract with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, the CEA, to supply Tera1000, a 25 Petaflop Bull supercomputer intended as a forerunner to Exaflop supercomputing by the end of 2020.The post CEA Taps Bull Atos for Next Step Towards Exascale appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video, attendees discuss highlights from Day 2 of the ISC 2015 conference, including the conference's industry track, exhibit floor, and vendor parties. The program begins with short interview with IDC's Earl Joseph, who presented an HPC market update at the conference.The post Video: Highlights of Day 2 at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

To get maximum performance from the Intel Xeon Phi, applications may have to be re-thought to take advantage of the SIMD architecture.The post Coprocessor File System Support appeared first on insideHPC.

In this video, attendees discuss Day 1 of the ISC 2015 conference. "Commemorating 30 years of conference journey, ISC High Performance will present you with another power-packed and memorable HPC conference and exhibition in 2015."The post Video: Looking Back at Day 1 at ISC 2015 appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Altair announced that SGI has renewed its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement naming PBS Professional as SGI’s workload manager and job scheduler with global support provided by Altair.The post Altair Renews OEM Agreement with SGI appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Eurotech announced the installation of the DEEP “Booster”, a tightly coupled cluster of manycore coprocessors, at Jülich Supercomputing Centre.The post Eurotech Delivers Booster to DEEP Project appeared first on insideHPC.

Notre Dame scientists are working to develop personalized cancer vaccine therapies with the help of computational modeling.The post Notre Dame Accelerates Cancer Research with GPUs appeared first on insideHPC.

DDN CEO Alex Bouzari presented this talk at ISC 2015. "For over 15 years, DDN has relentlessly focused on delivering innovation to enable HPC globally. As the reigning HPC Storage Leader, DDN is once again the storage solution trusted by 2/3 of the Top500 supercomputing sites. Whether you need to accelerate your data-intensive applications and workflow or scale in performance and capacity for your requirements, DataDirect Networks (DDN) can help you unlock the value of your data by delivering systems with the highest performance, scalability, efficiency and simplicity."The post DDN’s Alex Bouzari Presents: Enabling Scientific Discoveries and Exascale Initiatives appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Altair announced a new High-Performance Computing Cloud Challenge utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Intel technologies to demonstrate the benefits of leveraging the cloud for large-scale design exploration in the area of computer-aided engineering (CAE).The post Altair Announces HPC Cloud Challenge appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Bright Computing announced that the latest version of its Bright Cluster Manager software is now integrated with the Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre software. Systems administrators can easily deploy, use and maintain Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre using Bright. Because Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre metrics and diagnostics are included, admins have access to a comprehensive view of Lustre file systems, servers, and clients as managed resources through Bright’s GUI.The post Bright Computing Integrates Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre appeared first on insideHPC.

Today One Stop Systems announced its High Density Compute Accelerator (HDCA) with AMD’s newly released S9170 GPUs. The 3U High Density Compute Accelerator (CA16003) provides up to 84 Tflops of peak single precision (SP), 42 Tflops of peak dual precision (DP) and 512GB of GPU memory using AMD FIREPRO S9170 GPU accelerators.The post One Stop Systems HDCA Sports 16 Firepro GPUs appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Cray announced it has strengthened its Lustre and overall storage and data management expertise with the addition of key individuals from Terascala, a Boston-based storage company highly regarded for developing easy-to-use and easy-to-manage storage solutions.The post Cray Brings on Storage Experts from Terascala appeared first on insideHPC.

"The Intel Omni-Path Architecture is designed to deliver the performance for tomorrow’s HPC workloads and the ability to scale to tens—and eventually hundreds—of thousands of nodes at a cost-competitive price to today’s fabrics. This next-generation fabric from Intel builds on the Intel True Scale Fabric with an end-to-end solution, including PCIe* adapters, silicon, switches, cables, and management software. Customers deploying Intel True Scale Fabric today will be able to migrate to Intel Omni-Path Architecture through an Intel upgrade program."The post Video: Intel Moves Omni-Path Forward for HPC appeared first on insideHPC.

By using Direct-to-Chip liquid cooling, Mississippi State University was able to purchase more servers by minimizing the capital spent to cool the data center. The success of the initial cluster at MSU led to the installation of second cluster.The post Invest in Supercomputers, Not Chillers appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Penguin Computing announced the Relion 1904GT server, which packs four GPU accelerators in a 1U form factor. As the company's densest 1U GPU server, Relion is an exceptional platform for running scientific and engineering applications that support GPU technology.The post Penguin Computing Announces Extreme Density 1U GPU Server appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Univa announced availability of its much anticipated Preemption feature for Univa Grid Engine. Preemption, in combination with Universal Resource Broker, gives users the unprecedented ability to “pause” workload, services, or containers in the system on a moment’s notice in order to run a higher priority application. This is the first time a preemption feature has been able to work with big data applications.The post Univa Grid Engine Adds Preemption Feature to Increase Cluster Efficiency appeared first on insideHPC.

UCX is a collaboration between industry, laboratories, and academia to create an open-source production grade communication framework for HPC applications. "The path to Exascale, in addition to many other challenges, requires programming models where communications and computations unfold together, collaborating instead of competing for the underlying resources. In such an environment, providing holistic access to the hardware is a major component of any programming model or communication library. With UCX, we have the opportunity to provide not only a vehicle for production quality software, but also a low-level research infrastructure for more flexible and portable support for the Exascale-ready programming models.”The post New UCX Network Communication Framework for Next-Gen Programming Models appeared first on insideHPC.

"At ISC 2015, Seagate announced that the company has extended its alliance agreement with computing leader HP to equip its high performance computing solutions with ClusterStor scale-out storage capabilities. Building on a proven partnership, HP will resell Seagate’s ClusterStor 1500 and 9000 appliances along with its HPC solutions. This partnership will support HP’s Apollo portfolio of products and services, which manage HPC workloads in complex computing environments."The post Video: Seagate Teams with HP for ClusterStor appeared first on insideHPC.

Today DDN rolled out a new entry-level, turnkey Lustre storage appliance at ISC 2015. "As a founding member of OpenSFS, DDN was the first storage vendor to support Lustre and sells and supports more Lustre environments than any other storage vendor in the world. Expanding on this experience, the DDN EXAScaler 7000 (ES7K) leverages Lustre 2.5 pre-installed and fully optimized for DDN’s high-density storage appliances. ES7K delivers enterprise-level features including simple management and monitoring interfaces, and HPC-level performance that optimizes both mixed and parallel I/O performance."The post DDN Rolls Out World’s Fastest Entry-Level Lustre Appliance appeared first on insideHPC.

Today Bright Computing rolled out Version 7.1 of Bright Cluster Manager for HPC at ISC 2015. The event will be held July 12-16, 2015, in Frankfurt, Germany. Drop by Booth #920 to see how the new Version 7.1 features help Bright Cluster Manager for HPC fulfill its mission – advanced cluster management made easy.The post Announcing Bright Cluster Manager 7.1 for HPC appeared first on insideHPC.