Supermicro has announced two new additions to its Double-Sided Storage family. The SC417 and SC837 configurations provide the highest hot-swap storage density in their class, with the SC417 supporting up to 40 hot-swap drives in the rear and delivering nearly double the storage capacity while saving valuable rack space and reducing costs. By optimizing these systems […]
Archives for December 2010
Henry Newman's 2011 Storage Predictions
December 28, 2010 by
Henry Newman is out with his Top Ten Storage Predictions for 2011: There will not be huge changes next year because there has not been a great deal of investment in technology over the last two to three years. Some of the predictions below are things I expected to happen much sooner when the economy […]
Fujitsu to Resume Supercomputer Exports
December 27, 2010 by
According to this story by Yomiuri Shimbun, Fujitsu plans to start exporting supercomputers after a 10 year absence from the market. The supercomputer Fujitsu plans to export is the same type of “K Computer” next-generation supercomputer now being developed jointly with Riken, an independent administrative institution under the the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology […]
Intel on the Road to 1000 Cores?
December 27, 2010 by
Jack Clark over at ZDNet interviews Intel engineer Timothy Mattson on the prospect of 1000-core processor: The challenge this presents to those of us in parallel computing at Intel is, if our fabs [fabrication department] could build a 1,000-core chip, do we have an architecture in hand that could scale that far? And if built, […]
Supercomputing Set to Bolster China's Industrial Power
December 27, 2010 by
In this translated article from Japan’s Sentaku magazine, China’s role as a miltary-industrial power is examined in light of the nation’s recent rise to the highest rankings on the TOP500. Washington now faces a new and serious challenge from Beijing, which, because of its advancement in supercomputer technology, is trying to catch up with the […]
Video: Why Supercomputing Needs to Come Back to Portland
December 26, 2010 by
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBt4HlcDUDw Our Video Sunday feature continues with this hilarious showcase of my hometown — Portland, Oregon, “the place where young people go to retire.” While I had a great time at SC10 in New Orleans, I think there’s a reason that SC09 in Portland broke the attendance records with 12,000 conference goers. Let’s bring it […]
PRACE Newsletter: Competitiveness and Excellence in the European HPC
December 25, 2010 by
The December edition of the PRACE newsletter is out with an interview with Prof. Richard Kenway, who leads the PRACE Scientific Steering Committee. The SSC advises the PRACE Council on all scientific and technical matters. In particular, it oversees the peer review process for the allocation of PRACE resources. The most important objective of the […]
Video: Kid Thoughts on Supercomputing
December 25, 2010 by
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN-bYGB2nrk In this video from NCSA, kids tell us their thoughts on supercomputing. And for more holiday fun, be sure to download the new edition of NCSA’s supercomputing coloring book, Volume 2!
Oracle Abandons Open Source Grid Engine
December 24, 2010 by
GridEngine.info has posted details of Oracle’s definitive plans to close down and stop work on the Open Source version of Grid Engine. Moving forward Grid Engine is now “Oracle Grid Engine” available as a commercially licensed software product. Oracle explicitly references open source Grid Engine fork now called Open Grid Scheduler. This is a relief to […]
Video: Photo Montage of SC10
December 24, 2010 by
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbknToI3QTI In this music video, we take a look back at an amazing week at SC10 in New Orleans. Photos by Grant Peterson. Music by Will West, used by permission of the artist. The album “Take this Moment” is available on iTunes.
