http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news RSS Feed for Top Headlines en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:15:32 GMT 2010-09-03T14:15:32Z en-us http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Oracle-Placing-GridEngine-on-New-Track-102147599.html The Sun GridEngine, now the Oracle GridEngine has been a key open source staple for several HPC users for years. As Oracle takes a closer look at the product's potential for cloud and other uses, the future of its status as open source has been put into serious question. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:15:32 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Oracle-Placing-GridEngine-on-New-Track-102147599.html 2010-09-03T14:15:32Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Hybrid-Workflow-Model-at-Heart-of-Tornado-Research-102066533.html The Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms undertook a hybrid computing project called the “Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery II” (LEAD II) with the help of the Big Red cluster and Microsoft’s Azure to better predict tornado conditions and to aid in the advancement of VORTEX2 goals. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:25:58 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Hybrid-Workflow-Model-at-Heart-of-Tornado-Research-102066533.html 2010-09-02T15:25:58Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/CERN-Provides-Lessons-for-Enterprises-on-Computing-Collaboration--102063998.html A new research project from the London School of Economics and HfS is examining the lessons that enterprise can learn from the collaborative, distributed CERN computing (and cultural) environment. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:57:48 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/CERN-Provides-Lessons-for-Enterprises-on-Computing-Collaboration--102063998.html 2010-09-02T14:57:48Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Application-Flexibility-and-the-New-Enterprise-Architecture--101899193.html Application delivery strategies must be shaped with flexibility in mind as the number of platforms delivering core applications is bound to change with time. Since a greater number of devices and platforms are entering the infrastructure mix, those who do not adapt quickly face being locked into strategies that do not mesh well with new developments. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:17:44 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Application-Flexibility-and-the-New-Enterprise-Architecture--101899193.html 2010-08-31T18:17:44Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/HP-Seeks-to-Boost-Cloud-Service-Automation-Capability-101650403.html Although it was lost in the chaos of the 3PAR bidding war between, HP announced news that it acquired cloud service automation firm Stratavia to bolster its cloud management offering and further its strategy in the arena. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:50:10 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/HP-Seeks-to-Boost-Cloud-Service-Automation-Capability-101650403.html 2010-08-27T15:50:10Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/A-Maturation-Stage-for-Storage-Virtualization-101650108.html Storage virtualization has been gaining momentum as it moves from concept to practice but some suggest the offerings in this realm have not matured sufficiently and require a longer maturation process before wider adoption occurs. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:44:45 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/A-Maturation-Stage-for-Storage-Virtualization-101650108.html 2010-08-27T15:44:45Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/NASA-CIO-Weighs-in-on-Nebula-Public-Clouds-101557303.html In an interview from the NASA IT Summit last week, the agency's CIO, Linda Cureton weighs in on developments with Nebula platform and the adoption of the open source code by other agencies looking to the cloud. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:01:28 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/NASA-CIO-Weighs-in-on-Nebula-Public-Clouds-101557303.html 2010-08-26T14:01:28Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Facing-the-Realities-of-Private-Cloud-Building-101402654.html While private clouds are getting far more attention than they received at the beginning of the cloud buzz boom, the realities of the complexities of actual building them--not to mention the financial and time investments--are often overlooked. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:44:42 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Facing-the-Realities-of-Private-Cloud-Building-101402654.html 2010-08-24T18:44:42Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/A-Disruptive-Change-for-CAD-and-CAE-Industry--101329569.html Computer-aided design and engineering applications are not reputed for their ability to function well in cloud for a host of technical reasons but there are increasing efforts underway to deliver cloud-ready CAD and CAE offerings. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:55:05 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/A-Disruptive-Change-for-CAD-and-CAE-Industry--101329569.html 2010-08-23T20:55:05Z http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Red-Hat-CTO-Declares-Cloud-Evolution-Decades-Away--101317724.html During a televised interview this morning with Bloomberg, Red Hat CTO, Brian Stevens discusses security issues preventing large-scale cloud adoption of public clouds, stating that readiness of public clouds is several years away. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:36:16 GMT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/news/Red-Hat-CTO-Declares-Cloud-Evolution-Decades-Away--101317724.html 2010-08-23T19:36:16Z