Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced it will deliver a comprehensive high-performance computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) portfolio for the exascale era, which is characterised by explosive data growth and new converged workloads such as HPC, AI, and analytics.
New supercomputer uses SSDs as alternative to DRAM, hard drives
A new supercomputer being deployed this month in the U.S. is using solid-state drive storage as an alternative to DRAM and hard drives, which could help speed up internal data transfers.
China surpassing US with 54.9 petaflop supercomputer
China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., …
Cray offers a more modest supercomputer for the enterprise
Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray …
Intel appoints Krzanich as new CEO
After a vetting process that lasted a little more than six months, Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its next …
Intel acquires HPC interconnect assets from Cray
Intel has agreed to buy specific high-performance-computing interconnect assets from server company Cray, the chip maker said on Tuesday. Intel …
Cray creates new division for big data
Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will …
AMD’s 16-core Opteron chips arrive after wait
After a brief delay and more than a year of chatter, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today announced the availability of …