As not only the HPC industry but the larger computing ecosystem tries to overcome the slowdown and eventual end of transistor scaling described by Moore’s Law, scientists and researchers are implementing programmes that will define the technologies and new materials needed to supplement, or repla
HPC 2017-18
The Best HPC Applications of 2017
10 November 2017
Gemma Church explores applications at the forefront of HPC research
The path to an energy-efficient exascale supercomputer
10 November 2017
Adrian Giordani explores the methods used to accurately measure the performance of supercomputers
AI drives new computing technologies
10 November 2017
Robert Roe looks at advances in AI computing technology
CAE turns to HPC
10 November 2017
Robert Roe interviews Ansys’ Wim Slagter on the value of HPC technology within the CAE market
Firing up a continent
25 October 2017
Nox Moyake describes the process of developing an HPC infrastructure in South Africa
Continental ambitions
25 October 2017
Robert Roe looks at European and North America efforts to establish exascale computing programmes in the next five to seven years
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Architectural specialisation is one option to continue to improve performance beyond the limits imposed by the slow down in Moore’s Law.
As the complexity of both HPC hardware and the challenges that scientists are trying to solve using HPC systems increases, ensuring a system is utilised efficiently is necessary to deliver a computing service with value for money and a high research output.
With data rates increasing and more complex challenges arising in life sciences, Panasas’ Jim Donovan and Dale Brantly discuss the benefits of using HPC for these workloads