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Saving Gas
I rant a lot about how AMD Opteron™ processors can help enterprises save on power costs, but what about gas? I have spent so many weeks on the road recently that my car doesn’t move much. I am actually writing … Continue reading
Windows HPC Server and AMD Opteron™ Platforms
When people think of High Performance Computing (HPC), they often think of high-end RISC-based servers running UNIX or scale-out x86-based clusters running Linux. In fact, over the past several years, Linux has become synonymous with HPC. However, as the world … Continue reading
AMD-powered Supercomputer Aiding in Oil Spill Research
We are in uncharted waters. Every day the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico gets larger and every day we wonder when it will stop. The damage to the Gulf coast ecosystem and the pain felt by residents is … Continue reading
Building a Power Efficient HPC System
When you think of HPC clusters, do you think of power efficiency? Most people don’t, but there is a strong case to be made for power efficiency in the HPC world. One of the biggest challenges that high performance computing … Continue reading
Scalability: It’s a two way street
It’s pretty tough to have a smart discussion about the history of modern transportation without invoking the name of Henry Ford – an inventor whose name is synonymous with his product category. The same can be said for Seymour Cray … Continue reading
