The combination of the excitement for new video games, the machine learning software revolution, the buildout of very large supercomputers based on hybrid CPU-GPU architectures, and the mining of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have combined into a quadruple whammy that is driving Nvidia to new heights for revenues, profits, and market capitalization. …
Energy is not free, not even to energy companies, and so they are just as concerned with being efficient with their supercomputers as the most penny pinching hyperscaler or cloud builder where the computing is the product. …
The differences between peak theoretical computing capacity of a system and the actual performance it delivers can be stark. …
Generally speaking, the world’s largest chip makers have been pretty secretive about the giant supercomputers they use to design and test their devices, although occasionally, Intel and AMD have provided some insight into their clusters. …
Although most recognize GE as a leading name in energy, the company has steadily built a healthcare empire over the course of decades, beginning in the 1950s in particular with its leadership in medical X-ray machines and later CT systems in the 1970s and today, with devices that touch a broad range of uses. …
All the shiny and zippy hardware in the world is meaningless without software, and that software can only go mainstream if it is easy to use. …
Each year, at the ISC and SC supercomputing conference shows every year, a central focus tends to be the release of the Top500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. …
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been busy this year in the HPC space. …
Academic centers and government agencies often design and write their own applications, but some of them and the vast majority of enterprise customers with HPC applications usually depend on third parties for their software. …
In this fast-paced global economy, enterprises must innovate to evolve and succeed. …
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