Archives for October 2014

E4 Computer Engineering to Resell Bright Computing Manager

Today Bright Computing announced that E4 Computer Engineering is joining the company’s reseller network.

Why IBM is Not Backing Away from Hardware

Over at The Register, Dan Olds writes that the notion that IBM is getting out of the systems business is completely wrong. Sure, they’ve sold off their x86 server business and handed off their fab to Global Foundries, but in Dan’s estimation, it’s more about doubling-down on Power8.

Panasas Ships ActiveStor 16 Hybrid Scale-Out NAS Appliance

Today Panasas announced that its ActiveStor16 hybrid scale-out NAS appliance is now shipping.

Dates Announced for 2015 HPC Advisory Council Stanford Conference

The 2015 HPC Advisory Council Stanford Conference will take place on Feb. 2-3, 2015, at Stanford in California.

Unleashing the Power of Parallel Storage

From Wall Street to the Great Wall, enterprises and institutions of all sizes are faced with the benefits – and challenges – promised by ‘Big Data’. But before users can take advantage of the near limitless potential locked within their data, they must have affordable, scalable and powerful software tools to manage the data.

Saving Lives with Supercomputer Storm Simulations

“Speed is essential for disaster planning, and the new simulations will take advantage of developments in supercomputing to increase the speed of the simulation, so that converting large databases of weather and topographical data into storm surge predictions can be completed within an hour — half the current time. The project will also be a significant exercise in recasting legacy software for future generations of supercomputers.”

IDC Breakast Briefing Returns to New Orleans on Tuesday, Nov. 18

IDC returns to New Orleans Nov. 18 with their complimentary Analyst Briefing and Breakfast at SC14.

DDN Launches New S3 Gateway to WOS Object Storage

Today DDN introduced WOS S3, which adds support for the industry standard Amazon S3 API. With this latest release, DDN offers the broadest range of supported interfaces to an object storage platform in the industry, enabling users from Enterprise to Academia and Research to Government, Private and Public Cloud the optimal connectivity choices for their existing datacenters.

Radio Free HPC Looks at the IBM Global Foundries Deal

In this episode, the Radio Free HPC team looks at IBM’s plans to hand off its microelectronics unit to Global Foundries. “Is Big Blue on the right track? While Dan believes they’re doing what they need to do, Henry thinks they need to completely retool the company like they did back in 1993.”

Invitation to Seagate HPC User Group at SC14

Ken Claffey, VP/GM, Seagate Cloud Systems & Solutions is inviting you to the Inaugural Seagate HPC User Group at SC’14 in New Orleans, November 17, 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center.