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HPC Distributed Storage Cluster - IBRIX Architecture and Installation
White Papers The HP HPC team would like to thank IBRIX for their contributions to this industry that HP serves. This paper provides guidance for a customer that is considering the deployment of an HP/IBRIX cluster solution.
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
HPC Translate
Downloads PhatWare HPC Translate is a utility that allows a user to translate single words from one language to another. Currently HPC Translate includes English and Spanish dictionaries. It works on any Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC, Handheld PC, and...
[October 9, 2009, 0:19]
Sun polishes up its Constellation HPC system
News Sun first introduced its Constellation System HPC platform in 2007, mostly targeting research centres. The expansion of the portfolio is meant to help companies "take advantage of next-generation technologies to scale their HPC systems and...
[June 23, 2009, 13:23]
Data Storage for HPC: An InfiniBand Perspective
White Papers Technologies such as RDMA, DDR and QDR, and open driver software initiatives such as OpenFabrics will be previewed along with the impact on InfiniBand's future in HPC. This presentation explores several methods of attaching fast and large storage...
[November 4, 2006, 0:00]
TechNet Webcast: Windows HPC Server 2008: High Availability and Diagnostics for High-Performance Computing (Level 100)
White Papers The Windows Server 2008 operating system is the next generation of the Windows Server that is designed to help High-Performance Computing (HPC) administrators maximize control over their infrastructure, while providing enhanced availability and...
[June 30, 2008, 1:01]
Penguin unveils Linux-based HPC in the cloud
News The company said the service is intended for those who need HPC capabilities without having to acquire the clustered infrastructure required for that level of computing. POD delivers immediate access to high-density HPC computing, a resource that...
[August 13, 2009, 17:01]
Matching Applications With Raw Power Using the Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster
White Papers High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters provide a mechanism for solving problems that cannot be solved without massive amounts of computing power, and they incorporate not only servers, storage, networks, and interconnect mechanisms, but also...
[May 11, 2007, 1:00]
An Overview of the HPC Software Development Environment
White Papers This paper addresses the characteristics and future directions of the Linux and UNIX High Performance Computing (HPC) Software Development Environment (SWDE). The HPC SWDE targets users who create technical software applications and need to exploit...
[December 1, 2005, 0:00]
Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster: Reference Configurations With Sun Fire X2200 M2 and X2100 M2 Servers
White Papers The Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster includes servers, networking, interconnects, and software installed in a Sun Rack cabinet. The Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster with Sun Fire X2100 M2 and X2200 M2 servers is optimized for High-Performance Computing...
[May 11, 2007, 1:00]
Cambridge rents out HPC for the cloud
News Supercomputing for the masses is on the horizon as universities prepare to turn high performance computing (HPC) in the cloud into a reality. This 'democratisation of HPC' gets underway later this year, when Cambridge
[May 11, 2009, 16:57]
Research University Sees Performance Gain With Windows HPC Server 2008 Solution
White Papers High-Performance Computing (HPC) is an important service that the Center for Computing and Communication (CCC) at RWTH Aachen University provides to its mostly research-oriented customers. To support a growing number of Windows-based parallel...
[November 7, 2008, 0:01]
Legacy HPC SW Porting Effort and Schedule
Talkback Andrew Jones recommends that 10%-20% of the high performance computing (HPC) hardware (HW) budget be redirected to software (SW) porting/re-engineering in order to allow the code to keep pace with changing HPC architectures.
[November 15, 2009, 13:47]
Research University Lowers Barriers, Improves Productivity With HPC Solution
White Papers Germany's Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz wanted to offer High-Performance Computing (HPC) to researchers who were using Windows-based workstations. To expand its services, the university implemented Windows HPC Server 2008.
[November 7, 2008, 0:01]
PhatWare HPC Notes for Windows
Downloads HPC Notes Palm OS Edition is a powerful notes organizer for Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 and handheld device powered by Palm OS. With HPC Notes you can search for specific text in a specific field and sort...
[April 4, 2001, 8:00]
Actuary Speeds Calculations by Factor of 10 With Windows-Based HPC Cluster
White Papers By adopting High-Performance Computing (HPC) with Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Mercer improved calculation speeds by a factor of 10. The new HPC system enhanced the functionality of Mercer's retirement consulting services while keeping...
[November 7, 2008, 0:01]
Wolfram Alpha boosted by super-fast HPC
News HPC Server operating systems, according to the Dell paper. Wolfram Research revealed on Tuesday that it is building its Wolfram Alpha service on the world's 66th-fastest supercomputer. The machine, built out of Dell hardware by a company called R...
[May 14, 2009, 11:07]
University Speeds Research and Enhances Researcher Agility With HPC System
White Papers Until recently, researchers who wanted to use the LONI HPC cluster needed both expertise in working in a Linux environment and extreme patience. LONI decided to try the Cray CX1 deskside supercomputer running the Windows HPC Server 2008 operating...
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
Supercomputer Center Adds Windows HPC Server to 1,200-Node Cluster Options
White Papers To meet the new and expanding needs of its academic and industrial users, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois must support the platforms with which those users are familiar, which means offering...
[November 7, 2008, 0:01]
Supercomputing Center Sees 46 Percent Performance Gain With HPC System
White Papers The center opted to test the Cray CX1 deskside supercomputer with Windows HPC Server 2008 and was impressed with the results. The Las Vegas, Nevada - based National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment is a full-service...
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
Microsoft Webcast: Microsoft System Center and Windows HPC Server 2008: Better Together (Level 200)
White Papers Windows HPC Server 2008 combines the power of the Windows Server platform with rich, out-of-the-box functionality to help improve the productivity and reduce the complexity of High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
[December 23, 2008, 0:00]
