When HPC and national security appear in the same sentence, thoughts typically turn towards military, defense and homeland security. While that’s a natural association, national security means more than just physical and border safety. Security also encompasses public health and safety, and secure systems for commerce and finance, which are critical to the well-being – […]
Dell: How HPC Serves a Vital Role in National Health & Wellness, Public Safety, Border and Commerce Security
July 28, 2023 by
At ISC 2023: Hyperion Reports HPC Industry Grew 4% in 2022; AI to Drive Stronger Growth Next and Following Years
May 25, 2023 by
The HPC industry managed to achieve modest overall growth in 2022, but growth of any kind was in doubt right up to the end of the year, according to HPC-AI industry analyst firm Hyperion Research, which hosted its bi-annual HPC market update at a breakfast event this week during the ISC 2023 conference in Hamburg. […]
Dell: Threats and Opportunities for U.S. HPC Leadership
March 28, 2023 by
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] Driving the development and leveraging the use of supercomputing technologies and systems is a critical strategic advantage for geopolitical players. The U.S. Council on Competitiveness, which champions entrepreneurship and commercialization of innovative ideas, coined the phrase “To Out-compute is to Out-compete” for describing the place of supercomputing as a centerpiece of competitive strategies across science, business and national defense. In fact, the U.S., having been at the forefront of supercomputing for more than 50 years, is under increasing international pressure as more countries and regions increase their investments in HPC and associated areas, including AI, applications development and optimization, and workforce development and retention.
Dell Announces PowerEdge Servers with Intel 4th Gen Xeon Chips
January 17, 2023 by
Jan. 17, 2023 — Dell Technologies has announced 13 new rack, tower and multi-node PowerEdge servers with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors announced last week. The servers include Dell software and engineering features, such as a new Smart Flow design, desogmed to improve energy and cost efficiency, and Dell APEX capabilities intended to help […]
Dell, Xenon in $7M Deal with Pawsey Supercomputing Centre to Deploy 130PB of Multi-tier Storage
August 17, 2021 by
Aug. 16, 2021 – Australia’s Pawsey Supercomputing Centre said it will become home to one of the largest research-focused object storage systems in the world, with 130 petabytes of online and offline storage as part of the facility’s $70 million capital refresh project. Pawsey has awarded two contracts for the storage, with a combined value […]
Green Revolution Cooling Names Participants for Liquid Cooling Awareness Month
July 16, 2021 by
AUSTIN – July 16, 2021 – GRC (Green Revolution Cooling), the leader in single-phase data center liquid immersion cooling, announced it will partner with Dell, Intel, Prasa, Vertiv, and Mission Critical magazine for the first annual Liquid Immersion Cooling Awareness Month in August. The month-long initiative is intended to increase awareness in the data center […]
Unlocking Cosmological Secrets at Durham University
May 13, 2021 by
Drawing on the power of a supercomputer from Dell Technologies and AMD, Durham University and DiRAC scientists are expanding our understanding of the universe and its origins. In scientific circles, everyone knows that more computing power can lead to bigger discoveries in less time. This is the case at Durham University in the U.K., where researchers are unlocking insights into our universe with powerful high performance computing clusters from Dell Technologies.
Ungaro Departs: New HPC Leadership at HPE and Dell as Companies Vie for Server Top Spot
March 3, 2021 by
HPE and Dell, engaged in a neck-and-neck struggle for superiority in HPC servers, also are engaged in a reshuffling of their HPC leadership teams that may reflect similar visions of HPC’s evolving position across IT. Last week, we reported on Dell’s newly installed HPC management group following the departure in early February of Thierry Pellegrino, […]
RMACC’s 2021 HPC Symposium Scheduled For May 18-20
October 29, 2020 by
BOULDER, CO – The Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC) has set May 18-20 as the dates for its 2021 High Performance Computing Symposium and for the second consecutive year will offer it in a multi-track on-line setting free to all who would like to attend. “With the uncertainty of holding in-person meetings due to […]
HPC End User Survey: Intel Xeon Still Dominates but AMD EPYC Gaining
September 28, 2020 by
Industry analyst firm Intersect360 has released partial results from an HPC end-user survey identifying the top user-rated processors, servers and cloud vendors. The key finding, according firm CEO Addison Snell: the disconnect between the HPC users, who want integration of Nvidia GPUs with CPUs from Intel or AMD, over against HPC vendors developing their own integrated solutions.
