In this episode of the @HPCpodcast, sponsored by Lenovo, Shahin and Doug kick off what we expect to be a series of looks at HPC software and its convergence with traditional enterprise IT software. We cover the evolution of software through phases of IT, we look at the roster of relevant HPC programs from development environment to system administration and end-user requirements, along with traditional and emerging applications. Shahin also shares his somewhat contrarian take on the aphorism about software eating the world.
Dell: The Crucial Government-Industry HPC Link for Accelerating U.S. Global Competitiveness
May 5, 2023 by
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] HPC-based research and development is expensive, and lagging investments by U.S. industry in HPC could jeopardize this country’s global economic standing. This article provides a summary of a white paper developed on behalf of Dell Technologies by HPC industry analyst firm Hyperion Research, on the crucial role that HPC investments by the U.S. government can play in supporting and accelerating the economic success and global competitiveness of U.S. industry.
Lenovo HPC Helps Forecast Potentially Disastrous Weather Events in Saudi Arabia
April 12, 2023 by
When people think of weather in Saudi Arabia, they probably think of dust storms before flooding. A team led by Lenovo, WeMET P.C. and the University of Connecticut worked with the Saudi National Center for Meteorology to develop….
insideHPC-Hyperion Research Interview: ITIF’s Ezell Says Global HPC-AI Leadership Is ‘Up for Grabs’
April 6, 2023 by
As we enter supercomputing’s exascale era, global HPC leadership is “up for grabs,” according to the ITIF’s Stephen Ezell, and in several ways the U.S. has relinquished leadership in the development of “feeder streams” that will supply the country’s supercomputing industry in future decades. To address this, Ezell outlines several recommended policies and initiatives the U.S. should take in the face of increasing global HPC competition.
insideHPC-Hyperion Research Interview: Argonne’s Rick Stevens on the Future of Everything – U.S. Post-Exascale Strategy, AI for Science, HPC in 2040 and an Aurora Install Update
March 24, 2023 by
In this interview conducted on behalf of HPC analyst firm Hyperion Research, we spoke with Argonne National Laboratory’s Rick Stevens about the present and future of HPC. The starting point for this conversation is a presentation Stevens gave at a Hyperion event in Washington related to implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act and includes his insights on the post-exascale build-out of an integrated network of U.S. supercomputing capacity (the Integrated Research Infrastructure, or IRI). We then look at AI for science and the use of data-driven modeling and simulation, which shows the potential to deliver major performance gains for researchers….
PNY Now Offers NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation for High Performance Computing (HPC) Workloads
March 22, 2023 by
The latest generation of graphics processing units (GPUs) from NVIDIA, based on their Ada Lovelace architecture, is optimized for high performance computing (HPC) workloads. The NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation, available from PNY, is designed….
AMD’s Processor Portfolio and the ‘Pervasive AI’ Landscape
March 20, 2023 by
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] AI is everywhere, it’s in our homes, cars and jobs, it’s in our healthcare and our entertainment. The organizations we work for are increasingly AI-driven. Geopolitically, the combination of AI and supercomputing is central to national competitiveness and regional security. From a compute perspective, AI everywhere requires a variety of processors to […]
Azure, AMD and the Power of Cloud-based HPC for Sustainability R&D Projects
March 3, 2023 by
Sustainability – both in the way it operates and in its support for the development of sustainable technologies and products – is a theme that permeates the Microsoft Azure public cloud platform and its end-user community. Azure, in combination with advanced and ultra-efficient CPUs from AMD….
Enabling Innovation for CFD Simulations, Thanks to Ansys and AWS
March 2, 2023 by
Using the integrated suite of Ansys solvers, including fluids, structural and composites simulation, Emirates Team New Zealand designed a craft that provided accurate and fast control while remaining within weight targets. The simulation and optimization proved successful….
Open Source or Enterprise-grade Containers? How SingularityPRO Adds Value for Mission-critical HPC Workloads
February 6, 2023 by
Sylabs developed SingularityPRO and Singularity Enterprise to deliver an array of important features and capabilities, along with enterprise-grade support, for organizations that need more stability, security, and support. Organizations running AI, data science, and compute-driven analytics applications often have deeper needs for ensuring optimal performance from and security of mission-critical workloads running in containers.
