Archives for December 2011

Chinese Sunway Bluelight Super is DEC Alpha, One Decade Removed

Nebojsa Novakovic has posted some interesting details on the Chinese-built processor used in the Sunway Bluelight supercomputer, which ranked number 14 on the recent TOP500 list. The rumors seem to be correct; the CPU is based on the DEC Alpha processor. SW3 aka SW1600 is a 16-core, 64-bit RISC processor, with each core looking a […]

Slidecast: Low Ethernet MPI Latency Over Linux VFIO

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb4Y9jYSr-g In this slidecast, Jeff Squyres from Cisco shows us his demo from SC11: Low Ethernet MPI Latency Over Linux VFIO. The company is applying enterprise virtualization technologies in novel ways for high performance computing. Download the MP3 * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on other podcast players * Download the Slides (PDF)

Meet Gordon, the 320-terabyte Flash Drive

Tom Pfingsten writes that the $20 Million Gordon supercomputer at SDSC is the biggest flash memory-based system anywhere. Center spokesman Jan Zverina said Thursday that Gordon is particularly suited for applications such as analyzing traffic patterns and making sense of huge quantities of economic data. “It’s not only fast, but it can really mine through massive, […]

Video: GPU Technology Conference Keynote

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pStZWZo0sgM In this video, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang keynotes the GPU Technology Conference in Beijing. Recorded Dec. 14, 2011. Download the Slides (PDF).

Moscow State Taps T-Platforms to Build 10 Petaflops Super

By Timothy Prickett Morgan • Get more from this author In what rings as almost an echo of Cold War-era scientific competition, Moscow State University is putting together a supercomputer it hopes will take it back up the international rankings. Now, MSU has tapped its favorite contractor, T-Platforms, to build a hybrid CPU-GPU machine that […]

Video: Dr. Fortran Talks Intel Compilers

in this video, Steve Lionel, widely known as Dr. Fortran answers customer questions about the Intel Fortran compiler.

Holiday Video: Fake Werner Herzog Reads "The Night Before Christmas"

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BtYI_OndA0 Our Video Sunday feature continues with Fake Werner Herzog reading The Night Before Christmas.

Happy Holidays from insideHPC

At insideHPC, we would like to thank your readers and sponsors for making 2011 such a terrific year. We have some exciting plans in store for 2012, and we hope to share those with you soon. In the meantime, all the best to you and your loved ones this holiday season. Yours Truly, -Rich Brueckner […]

Video: Intel Parallel Studio XE Array Building Blocks Demo

In this video, Dr. Mike McCool demos Intel Parallel Studio XE Array Building Blocks.

DDN Powers 60 percent of TOP100 Supers

Today DataDirect Networks announced that the company’s storage products are powering 60 percent of the fastest 100 supercomputers as ranked by TOP500.org. The latest TOP500 list reveals a remarkable 50 percent year-over-year increase in the number of petaflops powered by DDN among listed systems. As our customers continue to develop new and transformative advances in […]