httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHHOWz5uvM In this video, Marc Demarest of Noumenal and Mark Madsen of Third Nature present: Big Data through the Looking Glass. Recorded at the TDWI World Conference 2012 in San Diego.
Archives for August 2012
ThreadSpotter Improves Code Efficiencies at AWE
August 7, 2012 by
Today Rogue Wave Software announced that the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has chosen ThreadSpotter to help optimize its code for its multicore processors. Atomic Weapons Establishment has chosen Rogue Wave’s ThreadSpotter because it simplifies cache optimization, which is a key to achieving the best performance out of multi-core processors,” stated Ken Atkinson, AWE’s HPC […]
SC12 Publishes Technical Program Schedule
August 6, 2012 by
SC12 has published the full Technical Program schedule. The program explores the latest and most innovative work in applications, programming environments, system software, operating systems, architectures, data-intensive computing, storage, networking, grids, and clouds through a wide range of venues. Register for SC12 by Wednesday, Oct. 17, and save up to $250. New this year, join SIGHPC […]
Dell Clusters Power Mars Landing Sequence
August 6, 2012 by
NASA JPL was able to successfully land the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars yesterday with a little help from Dell HPC clusters. JPL’s Dell HPC clusters, Galaxy and Nebula, provided vital support to NASA’s Curiosity rover in analyzing the vast amounts of test data needed to correctly prepare the rover for entering the […]
Podcast: Teenager Designs Neural Net App to Detect Breast Cancer
August 6, 2012 by
In this podcast from NPR’s The Takeaway program, 17-year-old Brittany Wenger describes how she won the Google Science Fair 2012 with a cloud-powered, neural net application designed to help doctors diagnose breast cancer. Wenger noticed that the results from one of the least invasive biopsies, the fine-needle aspiration, were the most inconclusive. She worked to design […]
Mellanox Wins “Best Interconnect Technology” for Chinese Energy Industry
August 6, 2012 by
This week China Computerworld Research recognized Mellanox with its “2012 Innovative Solution for IT Service Award” based on combined scores that evaluated the innovation, effectiveness and influence of the solution for China’s Energy industry. CCW’s recognition of Mellanox as the top interconnect solution for the energy industry validates continued demand for the performance, efficiency and […]
OpenACC Helps Speed Treatments for Genetic Disorders
August 6, 2012 by
Today Nvidia announced that Chinese researchers were able to dramatically accelerate the DNADist genomics application using OpenACC. As a distance-matrix application, DNADist is used to develop treatments for genetic conditions such as Down syndrome. Using the CAPS Enterprise OpenACC Compiler, Shanghai Jia Tong University researchers accelerated the DNADist application by 16 times on an NVIDIA […]
Tap into Big Data with Google BigQuery on Demand
August 6, 2012 by
Ian Hardenburgh writes that Google’s BigQuery service allows you to run SQL-like queries against large datasets on a subscription basis. Google BigQuery is essentially an on-demand big data storage and querying service. One can store as much data as he/she feels necessary, and only have to pay for what he/she uses (to the extent of […]
More and More Big Data Events
August 5, 2012 by
Over at ZDNet, Andrew Brust writes that this event-packed week demonstrates that Big Data events continue to proliferate. Whether sustaining events on a standalone basis or influencing the content of more broadly focused events, Big Data is a hot item on lots of tech conference agendas. This trend will only grow and, in the post-hype […]
Blue Gene/Q Super to Power 900 New Jobs in Rochester
August 5, 2012 by
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rAboDhtqDA In this video, The University of Rochester unveils its new Blue Gene/Q supercomputer with help from NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. Officials said the new system will boost medical research and bring $50 Million in economic benefits to the region along with 900 new jobs. Read the Full Story.
