Exploiting the “Legacy Tax” Loophole for HPC Storage

Over the next few years, we can expect to hear even more about large-scale computing sites bumping up against the memory wall, although not necessarily where they might expect. …

Exploiting the “Legacy Tax” Loophole for HPC Storage was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Nvidia Doubles Down on AI Supercomputing

Targeting HPC, AI, Analytics trifecta: A100 GPUs get double the memory with 80GB HBM2e for server, DGX, and appliances while Nvidia/Mellanox announce NDR 400G Infiniband.

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Nvidia Doubles Down on AI Supercomputing was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

What Put LLNL at the Center of U.S. Supercomputing in 2020?

The HPC world, particularly in the U.S. is waiting for the next series of transitions to far larger machines with exascale capabilities. …

What Put LLNL at the Center of U.S. Supercomputing in 2020? was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Spack Packs Deployment Boost for Top Supercomputers

Although hardware gets all the attention during Supercomputing week, much has been happening behind the scenes to make all the software run on the latest, fastest systems. …

Spack Packs Deployment Boost for Top Supercomputers was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

South Korea Funds First Supercomputing CPU Designed for AI, HPC

Researchers at South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Institute (ETRI), in conjunction with Arm, are one step closer to designing and deploying a native CPU that can handle double-precision supercomputing applications and low-precision, low-power AI inference. …

South Korea Funds First Supercomputing CPU Designed for AI, HPC was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

HBM2, Tensor Units Key to Intel’s New AI Centric FPGA

We have written much over the last four or five years about the role FPGAs might play in the ever-expanding deep learning space, both in training and inference. …

HBM2, Tensor Units Key to Intel’s New AI Centric FPGA was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Winds of Change Finally Hitting Large Weather Supercomputers

“GPUs and machine learning are essential to our survival,” says ECMWF lead.

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Winds of Change Finally Hitting Large Weather Supercomputers was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

What’s Really Motivating the Matrix Engine Movement in HPC?

Is the inclusion of specialized matrix engines in general-purpose processors truly motivated and merited, or is the silicon better invested in other parts?

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What’s Really Motivating the Matrix Engine Movement in HPC? was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Pawsey Finds I/O Sweet Spots for Data-Intensive Supercomputing

When it comes to data-intensive supercomputing, few centers have the challenges Pawsey Supercomputing Centre faces. …

Pawsey Finds I/O Sweet Spots for Data-Intensive Supercomputing was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Server Inference Chip Startup Untethered from AI Data Movement

Standing out in the crowded server inference space is getting more difficult, especially at this late stage of the startup game. …

Server Inference Chip Startup Untethered from AI Data Movement was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

What the Geospatial Industry is Learning About HPC, AI, and Cloud

When it comes to traditional HPC, it has taken a bit longer for cloud and AI to catch on. …

What the Geospatial Industry is Learning About HPC, AI, and Cloud was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Is There a Wafer-Scale Revolution on the Horizon?

The long-held skepticism around wafer-scale architectures is deep and goes back decades. …

Is There a Wafer-Scale Revolution on the Horizon? was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Divide Deepens Between HPC and Enterprise Storage

The more things change, the more they stay the same in HPC storage. …

Divide Deepens Between HPC and Enterprise Storage was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

National Lab Supercomputing Sites Pick SambaNova for AI System Dance

The Department of Energy has formed a partnership between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and AI chip startup, SambaNova to deliver  systems with acceleration for AI and HPC workloads. …

National Lab Supercomputing Sites Pick SambaNova for AI System Dance was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV: October 16, 2020

Front Row with Frontera; Spectrum Scale Strategy; Computational Storage Deep Dive; Neural Programming Frontiers; MLPerf for HPC + More…

On today’s episode for the week, we talk to Dan Stanzione, director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center, to get an update on the “Frontera” supercomputer. …

Next Platform TV: October 16, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

With Another Key Supercomputer Win, Atos Looks Stronger Than Ever

For those who have followed supercomputing over several years, the Bull systems brand is familiar, especially in Europe. …

With Another Key Supercomputer Win, Atos Looks Stronger Than Ever was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Seismic Shifts Ahead for Big Banking Infrastructure

The move to integrating AI into current operations and finding its role in entirely new applications at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is similar to what we’re seeing among other large-scale enterprises. …

Seismic Shifts Ahead for Big Banking Infrastructure was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV: October 9, 2020

On today’s show, in depth with Google’s lead for technical infrastructure on the topic of open infrastructure; a look at the Arm ecosystem in supercomputing and large-scale datacenters with computing pioneer, Simon McIntosh-Smith; we check in with Matt Kixmoeller of Pure Storage to discuss containers and flash–and all the sticky points in between; the show closes with an in-depth on IBM’s opening of its Power architecture and what it means for their competitive advantage.  …

Next Platform TV: October 9, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Porting to AMD GPUs in the Corona Age

“Times were simpler not so long ago” is an understatement these days, but when it comes to supercomputing, this has yet another meaning. …

Porting to AMD GPUs in the Corona Age was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

On the Fringes of Useful Neuromorphic Scalability

When it comes to novel computing architectures, whether in quantum, deep learning, or neuromorphic, it can be tricky to get a handle on how incremental improvements in processor counts translate to real world improvements since these bumps in element counts often don’t have perfect parallels to CPUs or even GPUs. …

On the Fringes of Useful Neuromorphic Scalability was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.