http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/rss/ Copyright 2013, Tabor Communications Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:19 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:19 -0400 Xtenit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us HPC in the Cloud: Networking http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-06-19/canarie_expands_100g_research_education_network_with_ciena.html Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, today announced that CANARIE, Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network, has deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with third generation WaveLogic Coherent Optical Processors to support the 100G (100 Gigabits per second) upgrade and network expansion of a route connecting Montreal and New York. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-06-19/canarie_expands_100g_research_education_network_with_ciena.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-06-06/openstack_and_the_sdsc_research_cloud.html The San Diego Supercomputer Center launched a public cloud system for universities in the area designed specifically to run on commodity hardware with high performance solid-state drives. The center, which currently holds 5.5 PB of raw storage, is open to educational and research users in the University of California. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:56:21 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-06-06/openstack_and_the_sdsc_research_cloud.html Top Headline http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-06-03/ddn_university_college_of_london_aim_at_100pb_research_network.html The important scientific research questions of 2013 more often than not require a significant amount of collaboration and data sharing among the prestigious universities working on them. In that light, the University College of London (UCL) partnered with DataDirect Networks (DDN) to develop what will eventually turn into a 100-PB collaborative, cloud-based research network. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:01:04 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-06-03/ddn_university_college_of_london_aim_at_100pb_research_network.html Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-21/cern_google_and_the_future_of_global_science_initiatives.html Large-scale, worldwide scientific initiatives rely on some cloud-based system to both coordinate efforts and manage computational efforts at peak times that cannot be contained within the combined in-house HPC resources. Last week at Google I/O, Brookhaven National Lab’s Sergey Panitkin discussed the role of the Google Compute Engine in providing computational support to ATLAS, a detector of high-energy particles at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:07 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-21/cern_google_and_the_future_of_global_science_initiatives.html Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-10/riverbed_recognized_for_wan_optimization_controllers_in_gartner_magic_quadrant.html Riverbed selected in Leaders Quadrant for sixth consecutive time. Fri, 10 May 2013 17:33:37 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-10/riverbed_recognized_for_wan_optimization_controllers_in_gartner_magic_quadrant.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-10/internet2_awards_program_seeks_innovative_applications.html Program provides cash awards up to $10,000 for the best open-source end-user applications deployed on 100G network. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-10/internet2_awards_program_seeks_innovative_applications.html Top Headline http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-07/citrix_cloudbridge_accelerates_application_delivery_from_the_cloud.html Citrix announced the expansion of its CloudBridge product to incorporate wide-area networking (WAN) optimization capabilities from the industry-leading Citrix Branch Repeater product. Tue, 07 May 2013 12:21:36 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-07/citrix_cloudbridge_accelerates_application_delivery_from_the_cloud.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-06/prashant_gandhi_joins_big_switch_networks_as_vp_of_product_management.html Former Cisco ONE Controller and cloud networking executive joins the market leader in Open SDN. Mon, 06 May 2013 12:22:37 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-06/prashant_gandhi_joins_big_switch_networks_as_vp_of_product_management.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-03/alwayson_selects_big_switch_networks_as_ondemand_100_winner.html Big Switch Networks today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnDemand Top 100 winners. Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-03/alwayson_selects_big_switch_networks_as_ondemand_100_winner.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-02/high_availability_iaas_now_standard_for_profitbricks.html ProfitBricks announced the availability of true High Availability virtual datacenters for business-critical cloud deployments. Thu, 02 May 2013 14:33:24 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-02/high_availability_iaas_now_standard_for_profitbricks.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/the_evolution_of_the_virtual_platform.html At the 2013 Open Fabrics International Developer Workshop, in Monterey, California, VMware's in-house HPC expert Josh Simons delivered a presentation on the Software-Defined Datacenter. At its essence, a software-defined datacenter is a prescriptive model for bringing the benefits of virtualization to rest of the datacenter. Wed, 01 May 2013 20:08:32 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/the_evolution_of_the_virtual_platform.html Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/citrix_announces_next_generation_global_channel_programs.html Citrix is launching two growth-oriented programs, an enhanced Citrix Solution Advisor (CSA) program and a new Citrix SaaS Advisor (CSSA) program. Wed, 01 May 2013 15:03:39 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/citrix_announces_next_generation_global_channel_programs.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/cisco_mds_storage_switches_certified_by_hitachi_data_systems.html Hitachi Data Systems will integrate the Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director as part of its comprehensive portfolio of information solutions. Wed, 01 May 2013 13:42:35 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/cisco_mds_storage_switches_certified_by_hitachi_data_systems.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html The new Thunder Series models consolidate stand-alone solutions encompassing ADCs and Server Load Balancers. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/spirent_launches_next-gen_ethernet_test_solutions.html Spirent Communications announced the launch of its next-generation high speed Ethernet test solutions. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/spirent_launches_next-gen_ethernet_test_solutions.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/hp_unveils_software-defined_network_fabric.html HP unveiled a datacenter network fabric built on HP FlexNetwork architecture, enabling business agility for clients. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:18:23 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/hp_unveils_software-defined_network_fabric.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/cenic_and_esnet_link_networks_at_100_gbps.html CENIC and ESnet announced a 100Gbps link between their networks at the Sunnyvale backbone node of CENIC’s CalREN. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/cenic_and_esnet_link_networks_at_100_gbps.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/ethernet_alliance_details_interop_2013_interoperability_demo.html The Ethernet Alliance provided details of its Interop 2013 interoperability demo. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/ethernet_alliance_details_interop_2013_interoperability_demo.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-26/on_the_verge_of_cloud_2.0.html Last week Mellanox debuted a new network adapter, ConnectX-3 Pro, the first interconnect solution to feature cloud offload engines for overlay networks. Like its predecessor, ConnectX-3, it supports both 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet as well as 56Gb/s InfiniBand, but it's the overlay offloading engine that is poised to unlock cloud's potential. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-26/on_the_verge_of_cloud_2.0.html Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-25/ubuntu_server_13.04_now_available.html Canonical announced that Ubuntu Server 13.04 is available for download. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:43 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-25/ubuntu_server_13.04_now_available.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-24/intelli-flex_chooses_genband_nuvia_for_iflexcloud.html GENBAND announced that Intelli-Flex has selected the GENBAND NUViA cloud service to power its iFlexCloud offering. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:14:07 -0400 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-24/intelli-flex_chooses_genband_nuvia_for_iflexcloud.html Off the Wire