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HPC: Seeing is believing

People who know me, know that I like to tinker. Whether it’s with cars, computers or other mechanical gizmos, I’ve always enjoyed dismantling and reassembling things - understanding what makes them tick.

May 11, 2015 - 2 min read

Docker for HPC

With the recent release of Docker 1.0 and the broad industry backing from organizations such as Red Hat and IBM, it’s no wonder that interest in the use and application of this Linux container technology continues to grow.

Sep 5, 2014 - 1 min read

ISC 2014: Auf Wiedersehen Leipzig

I’ve just returned from International Supercomputing 2014, which took place in Leipzig, Germany. As was the case in 2013, I greatly enjoyed my time at the conference, and the hospitality in Leipzig.

Jun 28, 2014 - 2 min read

Armed and ready with IBM Platform LSF

These days it’s not uncommon to hear about CPUs based upon ARM cores. They can be found in mobile phones, embedded systems, laptops and even servers.

Apr 11, 2014 - 5 min read

IBM Platform HPC V4.1.1.1: Best Practices for Managing NVIDIA GPU devices

Summary IBM Platform HPC V4.1.1.1 is easy-to-use, yet comprehensive technical computing infrastructure management software. It includes as standard GPU management capabilities including monitoring and workload scheduling for systems equipped with NVIDIA GPU devices.

Dec 20, 2013 - 23 min read

Supercomputing 2013 (SC13)

Super Computing 2013 has now come to a close. For those of you who were in Denver, we hope that you had the opportunity to visit the IBM booth.

Nov 22, 2013 - 1 min read