Michael Feldman, Author at The Next Platform https://www.nextplatform.com/author/michael/ In-depth coverage of high-end computing at large enterprises, supercomputing centers, hyperscale data centers, and public clouds. Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:03:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.nextplatform.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-PlatformStack-150x150.jpg Michael Feldman, Author at The Next Platform https://www.nextplatform.com/author/michael/ 32 32 86113652 Most Of HPC Happens Under The Radar https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/31/most-of-hpc-happens-under-the-radar/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/31/most-of-hpc-happens-under-the-radar/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=90541 While supercomputers are arguably the most exciting segment of the high performance computing market, the majority of systems deployed in any given year do not fit into this elite category. …

Most Of HPC Happens Under The Radar was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/31/most-of-hpc-happens-under-the-radar/feed/ 0 90541 Academia Gets The First Production Cray “Shasta” Supercomputer https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/30/academia-gets-the-first-production-cray-shasta-supercomputer/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/30/academia-gets-the-first-production-cray-shasta-supercomputer/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:13:16 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=89696 Indiana University is the proud owner of the first operational Cray “Shasta” supercomputer on the planet. …

Academia Gets The First Production Cray “Shasta” Supercomputer was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/30/academia-gets-the-first-production-cray-shasta-supercomputer/feed/ 1 89696 Neuromorphic Chip Maker Takes Aim At The Edge https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/30/neuromorphic-chip-maker-takes-aim-at-the-edge/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/30/neuromorphic-chip-maker-takes-aim-at-the-edge/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:56:20 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=89693 Neuromorphic computing has garnered a lot of attention over the past few years, largely driven by its potential to deliver low-power artificial intelligence to the masses. …

Neuromorphic Chip Maker Takes Aim At The Edge was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/30/neuromorphic-chip-maker-takes-aim-at-the-edge/feed/ 1 89693 Oak Ridge Trials Arm-GPU Combo On HPC Testbed https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/29/oak-ridge-trials-arm-gpu-combo-on-hpc-testbed/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/29/oak-ridge-trials-arm-gpu-combo-on-hpc-testbed/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:16:37 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=88971 The GPU has become a standard platform for accelerating high performance computing workloads, at least for those that have had their code tweaked to support acceleration at all. …

Oak Ridge Trials Arm-GPU Combo On HPC Testbed was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/29/oak-ridge-trials-arm-gpu-combo-on-hpc-testbed/feed/ 0 88971 European Processor Initiative Readies Prototype https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/27/european-processor-initiative-readies-prototype/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/27/european-processor-initiative-readies-prototype/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:12:54 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=87343 Europe is trailing the other major HPC powers in its quest to field exascale supercomputers. …

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]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/27/european-processor-initiative-readies-prototype/feed/ 0 87343 HPC In 2020: The Cloud’s Growth Spurt Begins in Earnest https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/24/hpc-in-2020-the-clouds-growth-spurt-begins-in-earnest/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/24/hpc-in-2020-the-clouds-growth-spurt-begins-in-earnest/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:56:53 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=85088 As we roll into 2020, it’s shaping up to be a banner year for cloud-based high performance computing. …

HPC In 2020: The Cloud’s Growth Spurt Begins in Earnest was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/24/hpc-in-2020-the-clouds-growth-spurt-begins-in-earnest/feed/ 0 85088 HPC In 2020: Acquisitions And Mergers As The New Normal https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/16/hpc-in-2020-acquisitions-and-mergers-as-the-new-normal/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/16/hpc-in-2020-acquisitions-and-mergers-as-the-new-normal/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:29:18 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=79183 After a decade of vendor consolidation that saw some of the world’s biggest IT firms acquire first-class HPC providers such as SGI, Cray, and Sun Microsystems, as well as smaller players like Penguin Computing, WhamCloud, Appro, and Isilon, it is natural to wonder who is next. …

HPC In 2020: Acquisitions And Mergers As The New Normal was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/16/hpc-in-2020-acquisitions-and-mergers-as-the-new-normal/feed/ 0 79183 European Weather Center Breaks Tradition With Upcoming Supercomputer https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/14/european-weather-center-breaks-tradition-with-upcoming-supercomputer/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/14/european-weather-center-breaks-tradition-with-upcoming-supercomputer/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2020 20:13:48 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=77702 Weather forecasting in Europe is going to get a big boost later this year when the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) installs its next-generation supercomputer. …

European Weather Center Breaks Tradition With Upcoming Supercomputer was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/14/european-weather-center-breaks-tradition-with-upcoming-supercomputer/feed/ 1 77702 HPC In 2020: Compute Engine Diversity Gets Real https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/13/hpc-in-2020-compute-engine-diversity-gets-real/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/13/hpc-in-2020-compute-engine-diversity-gets-real/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:15:13 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=76701 The choice of processors available for high performance computing has been on growing for a number of years.  …

HPC In 2020: Compute Engine Diversity Gets Real was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/13/hpc-in-2020-compute-engine-diversity-gets-real/feed/ 0 76701 HPC In 2020: AI Is No Longer An Experiment https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/09/hpc-in-2020-ai-is-no-longer-an-experiment/ https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/09/hpc-in-2020-ai-is-no-longer-an-experiment/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:21:57 +0000 http://www.nextplatform.com/?p=73736 If we could sum up the near-term future of high performance computing in a single phrase, it would be more of the same and then some. …

HPC In 2020: AI Is No Longer An Experiment was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.

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