http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/ Copyright 2013, Tabor Communications Sat, 25 May 2013 18:44:46 EDT Sat, 25 May 2013 18:44:46 EDT Xtenit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us HPC in the Cloud: Virtualization http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-17/avoiding_scientific_computing_bottlenecks_in_the_cloud.html Frank Ding, engineering analysis & technical computing manager at Simpson Strong-Tie, discussed the advantages of utilizing the cloud for occasional scientific computing, identified the obstacles to doing so, and proposed workarounds to some of those obstacles. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:14 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-17/avoiding_scientific_computing_bottlenecks_in_the_cloud.html Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-16/running_computational_fluid_dynamics_in_the_cloud.html When it comes to cloud, long distances mean unacceptably high latencies. Researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany examined those latency issues of doing CFD modeling in the cloud by utilizing a common CFD and its utilization in HPC instance types including both CPU and GPU cores of Amazon EC2. 2013-05-16 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-16/running_computational_fluid_dynamics_in_the_cloud.html Xtenit Help Top Headline http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-10/fujitsu_announces_vertically_integrated_virtualization_and_cloud_platform.html Integrated System Cloud Ready Blocks reduces system operational costs by up to 60% over the entire product lifecycle. Fri, 10 May 2013 17:25:29 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-10/fujitsu_announces_vertically_integrated_virtualization_and_cloud_platform.html Tiffany Trader Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-08/cloud-ready_glusterfs_3.4_beta_now_available.html With new features and enhancements in cloud, virtualization, and performance, the beta version of GlusterFS 3.4 brings high reliability, scalability, and data mobility to users and application developers. 2013-05-08 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-08/cloud-ready_glusterfs_3.4_beta_now_available.html Xtenit Help 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 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/the_evolution_of_the_virtual_platform.html Tiffany Trader Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/embotics_joins_openstack_community.html Embotics Corporation announced it has joined the OpenStack community. Wed, 01 May 2013 15:29:31 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/embotics_joins_openstack_community.html Off the Wire 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 EDT 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/virtual_instruments_has_rapid_adoption_of_virtualwisdom.html Virtual Instruments announced rapid customer adoption of its infrastructure performance management platform, VirtualWisdom. Wed, 01 May 2013 14:07:29 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/virtual_instruments_has_rapid_adoption_of_virtualwisdom.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 EDT 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/arista_enhances_7500_modular_switching_platform.html Arista Networks announced enhancements to its Arista 7500 modular switching platform that enables Cloud Networks to scale to over 100,000 servers and millions of virtual machines. 2013-05-01 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/arista_enhances_7500_modular_switching_platform.html Xtenit Help Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/sgi_providing_data_management_infrastructure_at_pawsey_supercomputing_centre.html SGI announced that iVEC and CSIRO have selected SGI to provide the massive data management infrastructure at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. 2013-05-01 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/sgi_providing_data_management_infrastructure_at_pawsey_supercomputing_centre.html Xtenit Help 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. 2013-05-01 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html Xtenit Help 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. 2013-05-01 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-05-01/spirent_launches_next-gen_ethernet_test_solutions.html Xtenit Help Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/trend_micro_improves_cloud_security_for_amazon_web_services.html Trend Micro announced new advancements in its Cloud and Data Center Security solution that simplify, automate, and extend security for organizations. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:15:36 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/trend_micro_improves_cloud_security_for_amazon_web_services.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 EDT 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/sandisk_s_flashsoft_validated_by_netapp.html SanDisk announced that its FlashSoft software has been validated by NetApp as compatible with NetApp Data ONTAP enterprise storage and data management technologies. 2013-04-30 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-30/sandisk_s_flashsoft_validated_by_netapp.html Xtenit Help Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-29/astute_showcasing_visx_networked_flash_stoage_system_at_vmware_user_group_conferences.html Astute Networks will be demonstrating its ViSX Networked Flash storage system during upcoming VMware User Group (VMUG) meetings Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:51:23 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-29/astute_showcasing_visx_networked_flash_stoage_system_at_vmware_user_group_conferences.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-29/new_sas_business_analytics_platform_adds_cloud_deployment.html This flexibility is the result of a new version of the platform for SAS Business Analytics, the foundation for all SAS products. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:28:30 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-29/new_sas_business_analytics_platform_adds_cloud_deployment.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-29/zadara_storage_s_virtual_private_storage_array_now_available.html Zadara Storage announced that their Virtual Private Storage Array service is available in the AWS US West region in addition to the existing AWS US East. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:53:42 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-29/zadara_storage_s_virtual_private_storage_array_now_available.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. 2013-04-26 http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-26/on_the_verge_of_cloud_2.0.html Tiffany Trader Feature http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-25/open_data_center_alliance_identifies_priorities_for_driving_vm_interoperability.html The ODCA, announced the release of a new POC paper developed to determine where the virtual machine industry currently is in meeting interoperability requirements. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:50:03 EDT http://www.hpcinthecloud.com/hpccloud/2013-04-25/open_data_center_alliance_identifies_priorities_for_driving_vm_interoperability.html Off the Wire