Comments on: Supercomputing: It’s All About the Software

By: On the Block: SiCortex’s DeLorean-Style Green Supercomputer

On the Block: SiCortex’s DeLorean-Style Green Supercomputer — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:01:41 +0000

[...] being proprietary systems to open systems built using commodity hardware and open-source software. Supercomputers are now defined by their jobs, not their hardware. While processors such as IBM’s Cell chip and Nvidia’s graphics [...]

By: Taking Supercomputing to the Cloud

Taking Supercomputing to the Cloud — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:22:12 +0000

[...] supercomputer) and the efforts they are making toward cloud-based supercomputing. The lines between scalable corporate computing and high performance computing have blurred, but Simon’s post goes into detail about bringing virtualization to these [...]

By: voip

voip — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:07:32 +0000

Yes you need super software to gear up these tens of thousands of CPU – to me it just like you need to collaborate a big team, actually a huge team. Things can easily get very complex. By the way, I’d love to see some open source work on this front.

By: Mike @ WannaDevelop.com

Mike @ WannaDevelop.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:36:39 +0000

Nice Racks :P

By: anakbhar

anakbhar — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:20:59 +0000

typo correction: x86

By: anakbhar

anakbhar — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:20:01 +0000

Very interesting read. How DO we define a supercomputer, anyway. I mean even retailers are getting to the point where they are selling duo-core processors to the tune of the latest and really fast Intel and AMD x85 processors, which is what the roadrunner uses! I cant tell the difference either. I guess thats the point of the article. Thanks for the info.

By: SuperComputing 2008 Conference « Plura Processing

SuperComputing 2008 Conference « Plura Processing — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:57:18 +0000

[...] GigaOm makes a good point that SuperComputing is more and more about software. Everyone knows how to build large clusters these days. The software and infrastructure to tie them together to solve meaningful problems is the critical piece. We’re working hard to solve real problems that are difficult on traditional infrastructures. [...]