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What Lies Beneath: Setting up underlying HPC tools

by kishi on December 21, 2006

After reading thru the previous blogs on HPC, someone might ask “What are some of the core components of HPC ?”. After all, once you’ve seen the outside of a Maserati or a Pantera DeTomaso, you’re not going to be satisfied just by ogling at it. Even after a test drive, the engineer in you will want to pop the hood and see what’s inside. Taking a similar approach let’s uncover some underlying HPC technologies... more

• Thursday, December 21, 2006
• in: Server Center
• kishi

Thinking about HPC Infrastructure

by kishi on December 01, 2006

I started the first HPC blog (See “previous blog“) with an understanding that HPC is an area where there has been a surge of activity from a development/investment standpoint. So after getting a basic understanding behind the importance of why HPC matters, the next logical step that needed uncovering was “How to think” about HPC Infrastructure and tap into the “wisdom” behind managing it...... more

• Friday, December 01, 2006
• in: Community
• kishi

HPC - The way all computing will look...

by MichaelF on November 01, 2006

I have been itching to write on this subject ever since I first met w/ Doug Lora and Frank Chism. High-Performance computing – Wow!! The first time someone explained the concept to me, I couldn’t help but visualize a scene from the movie “Blade Runner” and the futuristic feel of how Supercomputers actually work. My interest took me deeper into the heart of HPC to try to get my head around what HPC... more

• Wednesday, November 01, 2006
• in: Community
• MichaelF