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May 25, 2010

The Cloud Forecast for HPC: Preview of ISC'10

Nicole Hemsoth, Managing Editor, HPC in the Cloud

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While cloud computing is certainly not a brand new, cutting-edge movement, this year there's been an increasing amount of news about HPC and the cloud. Compared to this time last year, general news releases related to cloud computing from companies in all areas of HPC -- from storage vendors to application developers -- are becoming more frequent. This means it's an exciting time to sit back and observe the transformation and watch as one vendor after another adds to a suite of cloud-based offerings to diversify and stretch the ability to reach scientific and large-scale enterprise clients.If the recent uptick in the amount of news on a daily basis related directly to HPC and cloud is any indication, the next year will bring an even richer set of announcements aimed at providing infrastructure and software as a service for researchers and those involved in any number of enterprises.

There are other signs that cloud computing and HPC are meshing together at a rapid rate, one of which can be gleaned simply by scanning the list of exhibitors who are expected to attend the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) that will be held in Hamburg, Germany from May 30th to June 3rd. While many of the exhibitors have had a presence in the past, this year it's remarkable just how many of them actually have news to share on the cloud front. In fact, well over half of the companies on the show floor have at least one item of significant interest for HPC and cloud.

The cloud connection will be hard to ignore, even at a venue that's been the traditional gathering place for general supercomputing in research and enterprise. This year, the floor will be bustling with vendors, end users, and organizations of all sizes as it hosts a record-breaking attendance list that includes 25 percent more advance registrants than last year.

Since this publication will have a presence and provide live, in-depth coverage of the event with newsmaker interviews, timely blog posts, and analysis of announcements and revelations, it seemed appropriate to present an overview of what organizations will be present and what they hold of value in terms of HPC and cloud.

Clouds Over Hamburg: What We'll be Watching at ISC 2010

The following is a list of some of the exhibitors that will be in Hamburg for ISC with a brief description of what they have available for those interested in the cloud space as it relates to HPC. The list is not comprehensive by any means, if that was attempted it would leave no time to pack and read reviews of Hamburg restaurants -- both of which are required. Suffice to say, this is more of a pre-ISC highlights just for those hoping to tune in to coverage of the event to see how cloud is being addressed by the international HPC community.

Adaptive Computing – Adaptive Computing is no stranger to HPC or cloud and is one of many companies that will be present at the conference with feet in both waters. Of great interest are its Moab line of HPC products that provide solutions for standard and cloud-based HPC as well as its work with particularly noteworthy HPC and cloud projects, including their work with the financial services industry and its large-scale computing needs.

Altair Engineering – Founded in the late 1980s, Michigan-based Altair Engineering straddles the line between traditional HPC services and cloud in terms of its on-demand offerings that appeal to those in engineering among other specializations. The company's PBS Grid Computing division is of particular interest as is the on-demand model for the company's widely-used HyperWorks product.

AMD – You might not have expected to see them listed here since the focus of this list is on companies with more significant cloud computing offerings, but take one look at this AMD blog post about the nearly 2 million Opteron processors that are engaged in cloud clusters. A chat with AMD might reveal a side to HPC in the cloud that we have yet to consider in depth.

Arista Networks – A pioneer in the data center Ethernet switch industry, Arista partners with several cloud computing initiatives including Greenplum Software to help them implement 10GbE networking on the grand scale for private cloud environments.

BCC Group – A German software company with distinct focus on the financial services industry, the BCC Group might provide some interesting information about providing software as a service for their target market. Although it appears that most of their offerings are not delivered via the cloud, an analysis of some of their strategic partners looks promising. More to come on this company as discussions follow.

Blade Network Technologies – Blade markets 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet blade switches in addition to RackSwitch products, VMready network virtualization and Smart Server Control software with distinct focus on the enterprise data center.

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