The ISB is described as the first workflow manager that is purpose-built for application users working in HPC environments that use the Lustre parallel file system and need direct access to project data at any point in the application workflow.
Archives for 2013
The Internet of Things and Big Data
October 8, 2013 by
Looking into the future, we expect everything we own to be connected to the Internet. Thus, the term Internet of Things (IoT) which was officially born in 2009, when the number of connected devices exceeded the number of world population.
Free eBook: Programming on Parallel Machines; GPU, Multicore, Clusters and More
October 8, 2013 by
Matloff’s parallel programming book is suitable for either students or professionals, as there is very little theoretical analysis of parallel algorithms, such as O() analysis, maximum theoretical speedup, acyclic graphs and so on. Instead he has provided extensive coverage of what he calls “wizardry” aspects–material known to experienced practitioners but generally not in books, such as coverage of loop iteration scheduling and memory effects of storing large arrays.
Big Data Increases Marketing Campaign Performance by 300%
October 7, 2013 by
A Boston based digital advertising company has built a marketing automation system with a Big Data technology stack to make tactical decisions by streaming digital data and running analysis on it in real time. Using the Cloudera Hadoop distribution, the company was able to deliver 300% better marketing campaign performance to their clients. The company […]
Big Data Visualization of the Week: 40 Maps of the World
October 7, 2013 by
This week’s installment of big data visualizations is a bonus for those who enjoy stories offered up by data-driven maps. 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World includes some rather surprising summaries. A few of my favorites are: Countries that Do Not Use the Metric System (see map below), Paid Maternal […]
Final Call for Submissions: ISC’14 Student Cluster Competition
October 7, 2013 by
The HPCAC-ISC Student Cluster Competition is designed to introduce the next generation of students to the international high performance computing community. This is an excellent educational opportunity for students around the world to showcase their knowledge and skillsets and to engage with leading commercial vendors. Students who participate in these competitions find it jumpstarts their careers in technology and research.
White Paper: Deploying HPC Clusters with Mellanox InfiniBand
October 7, 2013 by
Over at the Mellanox Blog, Scot Schultz writes that Mellanox has released “Deploying HPC Clusters with Mellanox InfiniBand Interconnect Solutions,” a guide on how to design, build, and test an HPC cluster. High-performance simulations require the most efficient compute platforms. The execution time of a given simulation depends upon many factors, such as the number […]
Why Virtualizing HPC Makes Good Sense
October 7, 2013 by
In some areas of HPC, virtualization can actually boost performance by allowing better coupling of CPU to memory and by helping applications that do not scale well vertically but do scale horizontally.
Dancing Statistics
October 7, 2013 by
As an educator myself, I’m always looking for new and creative ways to express a subject. Here is an innovative way to demonstrate the concept of statistical correlation – whether there is a relationship between two variables. The video explains correlation through dance. In this dance, the red dancers are one variable and the black […]
MERIL Database to Chart European Research Infrastructure
October 7, 2013 by
A public database dubbed MERIL (Mapping of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape) has been launched with the aim of providing a comprehensive inventory of high quality research infrastructures in Europe across all scientific domains, and accessible through an interactive online portal.
