In this video, Michael Wolfe from The Portland Group describes PGI’s new release with support for C++. Their all-new gnu-compatible C++ compiler includes the full suite of PGI optimizations plus support for CUDA-x86, OpenMP and OpenACC. The new EDG 4.5 front-end also supports many C++11 language features. Wolfe also hints at a ground-breaking PGI demo […]
Archives for February 2013
Indiana University Receives DoE Grant to Speed Supercomputer Software
February 21, 2013 by
This week Indiana University announced it has received a $1.1 million federal grant to develop faster supercomputer software. The Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies will use the funding from the DoE to increase the technology’s speed and programmability. The funding is part of a $7.05 million grant for the XPRESS (eXascale PRogramming Environment […]
OpenFabrics Alliance to Host User and Developer Workshops in April
February 20, 2013 by
We”ve gotten some questions from readers, so I wanted to clarify that the OpenFabrics Alliance will be hosting two workshops this April in Monterey, California: The User Day Workshop on April 18-19 The International Developer Workshop on April 21-24 Why two events for different audiences? I caught up with Jim Ryan to learn more: We […]
Asetek’s ISAC Eliminates Need for Active Cooling In Harsh Data Center Environments
February 20, 2013 by
Last week Asetek announced that the DoD has selected the company’s ISAC Inside Server Air Conditioning for the Transformative Reductions in Operational Energy Consumption (TROPEC) program. The mission of TROPEC is to target game-changing enhanced energy efficiency for critical applications at military forward operations, such as data centers and communications. ISAC is the next generation […]
Fujitsu Develops 32 Gbps Transceivers for Inter-Processor Communications
February 20, 2013 by
This week Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of transceiver circuits capable of communicating at 32 Gbps, a world record. The company said the new technology will support inter-processor communications at roughly twice today’s rates, leading to improved performance in next-generation of servers and supercomputers. Transmitter circuits transmit data from multiple channels that have been multiplexed […]
Slidecast: MicroPod HPC – Your Personal Parallel Computer
February 20, 2013 by
In this slidecast, Josh Judd from Warp Mechanics describes MicroPod HPC initiative. Currently a Kickstarter project, MicroPod HPC will enable users to “stand up” a parallel computer using inexpensive commodity hardware, or even use the images as VMs to run a completely virtual development environment. The MicroPod HPC is a parallel computer that you can […]
Mellanox FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand Powers Fastest Supercomputer in India
February 20, 2013 by
This week Mellanox announced that India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is using the company’s end-to-end FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand solutions for PARAM Yuva – II, the fastest supercomputer in India. As the premier R&D organization of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, C-DAC chose Mellanox’s robust, high-speed interconnect solution due to its […]
Xyratex Acquires Lustre Assets from Oracle, and there is Much Rejoicing
February 19, 2013 by
Today Xyratex announced that the company has acquired the original Lustre trademark, logo, website and associated intellectual property from Oracle, and will assume responsibility for providing support to Lustre customers going forward. The company say it plans to advance the global Lustre portfolio by supporting the community-oriented development of Lustre as an open source file system and continuing […]
IDC Seeking Nominees for HPC Innovation Excellence Awards
February 19, 2013 by
IDC is seeking nominations for the next round of the HPC Innovation Excellence Awards. The program seeks to increase awareness of benefits of adopting HPC and justifying HPC investments across the user community, including emerging SMEs / SMBs. We are interested in ROI examples from today or dating back as far as 10 years. We […]
Slidecast: Jeff Squyres on Ethernet Secrets of TCP
February 19, 2013 by
In this slidecast, Jeff Squyres from Cisco presents: Ethernet Secrets of TCP. TCP? Who cares about TCP in HPC? More and more people, actually. With the commoditization of HPC, lots of newbie HPC users are intimidated by special, one-off, traditional HPC types of networks and opt for the simplicity and universality of Ethernet. And it […]
