Comments on: Supercomputing: Now Less Super, More Computing http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: IBM’s Cell Chip Gets Another Home: TV - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-902488 IBM’s Cell Chip Gets Another Home: TV - GigaOM Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:47:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-902488 [...] for the Sony Playstation 3, is taking on even more duties. After its starring role in the PS3, it co-starred with some AMD x86 chips in RoadRunner, the fastest supercomputer ever built. Meanwhile, engineers started putting it in blade servers for [...] [...] for the Sony Playstation 3, is taking on even more duties. After its starring role in the PS3, it co-starred with some AMD x86 chips in RoadRunner, the fastest supercomputer ever built. Meanwhile, engineers started putting it in blade servers for [...]

]]> By: Nvidia to Offer Its Chips in the New Cray Desktop - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-899796 Nvidia to Offer Its Chips in the New Cray Desktop - GigaOM Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:22:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-899796 [...] which runs a new version of Microsoft Windows, is a testament to both the demand for and the democratization of computing power. Indeed, people who earlier might have turned to grids or supercomputers for their problems are [...] [...] which runs a new version of Microsoft Windows, is a testament to both the demand for and the democratization of computing power. Indeed, people who earlier might have turned to grids or supercomputers for their problems are [...]

]]> By: Supercomputers: Now Less Super, More Computer http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-891145 Supercomputers: Now Less Super, More Computer Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:07:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-891145 [...] The last time the world got so excited about supercomputers was in 1996 when a machine built by Intel and Sandia National Labs called ASCI Red breached the 1 teraflop level. Teraflops, are so 20th century for now we are all getting jazzed up about IBM’s $100 million Roadrunner computer that recently broke the Petaflop barrier to become the fastest supercomputer … ever. Stacey Higginbotham gives a short history of supercomputers and discusses about current Cell-based Petaflop supercomputer. Full Story [...] [...] The last time the world got so excited about supercomputers was in 1996 when a machine built by Intel and Sandia National Labs called ASCI Red breached the 1 teraflop level. Teraflops, are so 20th century for now we are all getting jazzed up about IBM’s $100 million Roadrunner computer that recently broke the Petaflop barrier to become the fastest supercomputer … ever. Stacey Higginbotham gives a short history of supercomputers and discusses about current Cell-based Petaflop supercomputer. Full Story [...]

]]> By: casualinfoguy http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884567 casualinfoguy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:14:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884567 Microsoft is doing an incredible job creating a general programming framework for implementing parallelized, multithreaded applications in their Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR). I worked at Microsoft, but don't take my word for it: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Concurrency-and-Coordination-Runtime/ & http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163556.aspx Microsoft is doing an incredible job creating a general programming framework for implementing parallelized, multithreaded applications in their Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR). I worked at Microsoft, but don’t take my word for it: (link) & (link)

]]> By: IBM and Intel are the Big Winners in the Top 500 - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884273 IBM and Intel are the Big Winners in the Top 500 - GigaOM Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:07:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884273 [...] has put out its twice-annual list of the fastest supercomputers, and there are few surprises. Roadrunner, IBM’s mammoth supercomputer that broke the petaflop record, holds the top spot. Big Blue is also the source of the lion’s [...] [...] has put out its twice-annual list of the fastest supercomputers, and there are few surprises. Roadrunner, IBM’s mammoth supercomputer that broke the petaflop record, holds the top spot. Big Blue is also the source of the lion’s [...]

]]> By: Supercomputers Get Eco-Aware « Earth2Tech http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884253 Supercomputers Get Eco-Aware « Earth2Tech Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884253 [...] of the world’s fastest supercomputers as measured by the Top 500 nonprofit. This year it was IBM’s $100 million Roadrunner machine, which can reach speeds of 1 petaflop (about 1,000 trillion calculations per second). It [...] [...] of the world’s fastest supercomputers as measured by the Top 500 nonprofit. This year it was IBM’s $100 million Roadrunner machine, which can reach speeds of 1 petaflop (about 1,000 trillion calculations per second). It [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884184 Stacey Higginbotham Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:39:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884184 Breki, Nima, the software issue has not gone unnoticed. We've got something coming up on that topic soon. Breki, Nima, the software issue has not gone unnoticed. We’ve got something coming up on that topic soon.

]]> By: Breki http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884142 Breki Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:38:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884142 Yeah, I was going to say - with processors this powerful and computers this fast, won't the actual software start limiting functionality? Yeah, I was going to say - with processors this powerful and computers this fast, won’t the actual software start limiting functionality?

]]> By: Jeff Stemler http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884117 Jeff Stemler Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:30:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884117 A virtualized HPC solution for building supercomputer capability with industry standard x86 systems, the ScaleMP vSMP Foundation solution currently supports 128 core and 1TB memory in a single system image. A virtualized HPC solution for building supercomputer capability with industry standard x86 systems, the ScaleMP vSMP Foundation solution currently supports 128 core and 1TB memory in a single system image.

]]> By: Nima http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884103 Nima Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:54:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884103 Don't underestimate the software guys, functional languages and programming paradigms that allow for highly concurrent operation are experiencing a rebirth in all different sectors of the software ecosystem and its already begun to spill over into 'mainstream' languages & frameworks. All those brains over time usually end up innovating. Don’t underestimate the software guys, functional languages and programming paradigms that allow for highly concurrent operation are experiencing a rebirth in all different sectors of the software ecosystem and its already begun to spill over into ‘mainstream’ languages & frameworks. All those brains over time usually end up innovating.

]]> By: Jose Miguel Cansado http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/top-500-supercomputers-2008/#comment-884095 Jose Miguel Cansado Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:20:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13744#comment-884095 The Roadrunner has officially broken the Petaflop mark, but Google Search might be running at several Petaflops for some time already. See link: http://tech-talk.biz/2008/06/09/ibm-supercomputer-sets-record-or-rather-not/ The Roadrunner has officially broken the Petaflop mark, but Google Search might be running at several Petaflops for some time already. See link:

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