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Introducing LRDIMM – A New Class of Memory Modules
Source: Inphi
Release Date: January 17, 2012
This paper introduces the LRDIMM, a new type of memory module for high capacity servers and high-performance computing platforms. LRDIMM is an abbreviation for Load Reduced Dual Inline Memory Module, the newest type of DIMM supporting DDR3 SDRAM main memory. The LRDIMM is fully pin compatible with existing JEDEC-standard DDR3 DIMM sockets, and supports higher system memory capacities when enabled in the system BIOS.
Effectively applying high-performance computing (HPC) to imaging
Source: Matrox
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Applications with image resolutions, data rates and analysis requirements that exceed the capabilities of a typical workstation computer continue to exist to this day. Moreover, developers must decide how to select and best use the processing technologies – multi-core CPU, GPU and FPGA – at their disposal. The suitability of a scalable heterogeneous computing platform for demanding applications will be examined by way of a representative scenario.
Appro and Intel Collaborate on Supercomputing Design Wins for Critical U.S. Infrastructure and Research
Source: Appro
Release Date: February 3, 2012
Appro, a leader in High Performance Computing (HPC) has partnered with Intel Corporation to deliver powerful next generation supercomputing solutions to help maintain the federal governments’ critical nuclear deterrent infrastructure and conduct human genome and earthquake research at a top university. By coupling its optimized Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer architecture with the future Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family Appro was able to deliver a next generation super computer solution that can tackle today’s most difficult problems. This paper provides an overview of these problems and highlights the unique technical capabilities of the Appro/Intel solution, which makes it the obvious choice for your supercomputing solution needs.
Optimizing Data Centers for Big Infrastructure Applications
Source: StackIQ
Release Date: December 8, 2011
Today's application workloads have grown to encompass hundreds or thousands of servers and massive amounts of data. Organizations such as Google and Facebook have developed proprietary tools and techniques to manage their compute environments. But what about the rest of us? This white paper provides an overview of the growing wave of large-scale, ‘Big Infrastructure’ applications and explores the challenges inherent in provisioning, configuring, and deploying software for clusters running massive data workloads.
Debugging CUDA-Accelerated Parallel Applications with TotalView
Source: Rogue Wave Software
Release Date: November 21, 2011
CUDA introduces developers to a number of new concepts (such as kernels, streams, warps and explicitly multi-level memory) that are not encountered in serial or other parallel programming paradigms. In addition, CUDA is frequently used alongside MPI parallelism and host-side multi-core and multi-thread parallelism. The TotalView parallel debugger provides developers with methods to handle these CUDA-specific constructs, as well as an integrated view of all three levels of parallelism within a single debugging session.
Big Data Applications in HPC
Source: Intersect360 Research
Release Date: December 4, 2011
"Big Data" is a rapidly growing set of applications touching large datacenters, SMBs, and research
Scalable Offline Debugging
Source: Allinea
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Software developers often work unusual hours – sometimes out of choice, but in HPC there can be a different reason: the machine.
Obtain the highest level of storage reliability with tape
Source: Spectra Logic
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Documents of historical significance, like the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Rosetta stone and the U.S. Constitution, only survive thanks to reliable media—stone and parchment. Digital efforts have yet to prove themselves over such a span of time, but right now, the closest equivalent storage media for digital data is magnetic tape, with a life of thirty or more years. Learn more about how magnetic tape and tape libraries deliver longevity and reliability necessary for archive data.
Debugging PGI CUDA Fortran with Allinea DDT
Source: Allinea
Release Date: October 16, 2011
GPUs have rapidly changed the landscape of software development for high performance computing with their favourable performance to power and cost ratios. PGI’s CUDA Fortran represents a straightforward way to port CPU intensive parts of Fortran applications to GPUs. Download this white paper to read more about how debugging of PGI CUDA Fortran applications can be done using Allinea DDT.
Get faster with HP starter kits accelerated by NVIDIA Tesla GPUs.
Source: HP
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Are you ready for GPU computing? The HPC industry is quickly adopting a hybrid-computing model to accelerate applications, and now it’s easy to get started with the HP GPU starter kit.