As he takes charge of Intel, CEO Pat Gelsinger faces a paradox: his new company is both troubled and a revenue geyser; if Intel is to continue its historical growth rates, he’ll need the skills of a corporate turnaround artist. These contradictions surely apply to Intel’s position in HPC/AI/data center server processors, where the company […]
Archives for January 2021
$1.5 M in State HPC Funding for Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and Collaborators
January 21, 2021 by
Jan. 21, 2021 – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has funded the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and collaborators with $1.5 million in two separate awards. The state’s 2020-21 budget includes a line item for $500,000 to fund activities at PSC not covered by the organization’s research grants. The money will support PSC’s workforce development efforts and other […]
University of Glasgow Partners with Oxford Instruments NanoScience on Quantum Computing
January 21, 2021 by
Jan. 21, 2021 — Today, the University of Glasgow, active in quantum technology development and home of the Quantum Circuits Group, announced it’s using Oxford Instruments’ next generation Cryofree refrigerator, Proteox, as part of its research to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum computing in the UK. “We’re excited to be using Proteox, the latest in […]
Best Practices for Data Search, Aggregation and Security in a Global Pandemic
January 21, 2021 by
In this special guest feature, Kelly Griswold, Chief Operating Officer at Onna, takes a look at what would happen if we were able to access data and use it to create meaningful conclusions about teams and other workflows throughout the organization.
Panel Discussion: Needed Data Skills for 2021
January 21, 2021 by
In this panel discussion article, Grant Shirk, Head of Marketing at Sisu, to help both hiring managers and job seekers looking to fill these key roles, sat down with a number of senior analytics leaders to get their perspectives on hiring, recruiting, and critical skills. You’ll find their conversation below, full of insights and actionable recommendations.
HPE Selects DigiPlex for Hosting HPC Infrastructure
January 20, 2021 by
Oslo, Norway — DigiPlex, the Nordic data centres provider, has signed an agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to host AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology in its Stockholm data center. The DigiPlex Stockholm campus is located close to Arlanda, the capital airport of Sweden, the perfect geographical location for business needs. The multi award-winning campus runs on electricity from […]
The Dell Technologies HPC Community Interviews: Flavio Villanustre Talks Open Source Analytics at LexisNexis
January 20, 2021 by
Open source champion Flavio Villanustre is vice president of technology and chief information security officer for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, which is a global developer provider of big data and analytics solutions to help manage risk and improve outcomes. As an active participant in the Dell Technologies HPC Community, he contributes an avid open source perspective. His goal: offering and looking for new HPC and advanced analytics insights, techniques and strategies with Dell managers and customers at the organization’s meetings that will help push forward with Flavio’s open source mission begun 10 years ago.
Nimbix Brings HPC-as-a-Service to Government-Approved Clouds
January 20, 2021 by
Dallas – Nimbix, the high performance computing (HPC) cloud platform provider, has announced support for government-approved cloud infrastructures supporting FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, ITAR, CJJS, and other compliance regimes using its JARVICE XE and HyperHub platforms to deliver point-and-click HPC-as-a-service. This solution stack enables high-performance use cases such as simulation and artificial intelligence (AI) in highly regulated industries […]
NoSQL vs SQL: Key Differences
January 20, 2021 by
In this contributed article, Alex Williams, Writer/Researcher at Hosting Data UK, indicates that NoSQL and SQL databases greatly differ on many points. One is not better than the other, but just like any technology, eventually, developers will have their preferences. Luckily, there are numerous options for database selection for both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Xilinx Announces Winners of its First Adaptive Computing Challenge Developer Contest
January 19, 2021 by
In summer 2020, Xilinx announced the first Xilinx Adaptive Computing Challenge, teaming with Hackster.io to challenge independent developers to create applications using the Vitis Unified Software Platform and Vitis AI on select Xilinx hardware platforms. The contestants were challenged to solve real word problems in innovative ways. Participants competed in three categories: Intelligent Video Analytics using the […]
