Looking Through the Windows at HPC OS Trends
High performance computing (HPC) is traditionally considered the domain of large, purpose built machines running some *nix operating system (predominantly Linux in recent years). Windows is given little, if any, consideration. Indeed, it has never accounted for even a full percent of the Top500 list. Some of this may be due to technical considerations: Linux can be custom built for optimum performance, including recompiling the kernel. It is also historically more amenable to headless administration, which is a critical factor when maintaining thousands of nodes.
But at some point does the “Windows isn’t for high-performance computing” narrative become self-fulfilling? …
Looking Through the Windows at HPC OS Trends was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.
Worth Reading: The CCDE Mindset
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Part 1 of Thinking Serverless — How New Approaches Address Modern Data Processing Needs
This is a guest repost by Ken Fromm, a 3x tech co-founder — Vivid Studios, Loomia, and Iron.io.
First I should mention that of course there are servers involved. I’m just using the term that popularly describes an approach and a set of technologies that abstracts job processing and scheduling from having to manage servers. In a post written for ReadWrite back in 2012 on the future of software and applications, I described “serverless” as the following.
The phrase “serverless” doesn’t mean servers are no longer involved. It simply means that developers no longer have to think that much about them. Computing resources get used as services without having to manage around physical capacities or limits. Service providers increasingly take on the responsibility of managing servers, data stores and other infrastructure resources…Going serverless lets developers shift their focus from the server level to the task level. Serverless solutions let developers focus on what their application or system needs to do by taking away the complexity of the backend infrastructure.
At the time of that post, the term “serverless” was not all that well received, as evidenced by the comments on Hacker News. With the introduction of a number Continue reading
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The Harsh Reality Of Audience Supported Podcasting
Every now and then, podcast listeners tell me that they’d gladly donate a few dollars each month, if only the ads would go away. I get that. It’s a nice thought that listeners would support the content they find valuable and subscribe. It’s also a nice thought that the sum total of subscription revenue would pay the bills.
Sadly, neither of those things are true.
In my experience, less than 1% of listeners will financially support a podcast in any way. That might be through affiliate programs such as Amazon’s. That might be through Patreon patronage. That might be through Paypal donations. That might be through a regular subscription. Whatever the way is, it just doesn’t matter. Almost no one that listens to your show is likely to become a direct source of revenue.
How much money needs to come in for your show to do away with advertisements? That depends on your goals, and I’ll assume you’ve got one of two.
Goal 1. The podcast paying for itself.
One goal is for your podcast to simply pay for itself. You’d like the audience to pay for a mic upgrade, hosting services, a mobile recording rig, your move into vlogging, and maybe some coffee now Continue reading