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HPC
5 May 2008
#19841
Looking at Some Current HPC Interconnect Issues
Scalability Is the Name of the Game

Josh Simmons' April 21st blog covers his presentation as part of the Interconnect Panel during the recent IDC HPC User Forum meeting in Norfolk, Va. He considers the use of Ethernet and InfiniBand as important HPC interconnects, noting the increasing levels of 10GbE integration on system motherboards rather than as plug-ins. He notes that, the latency and bandwidth advantages that InfiniBand enjoys over 10GbE has fostered its adoption in financial services settings.

5 May 2008
#19914
Sun's HPC Storage Solutions
Webcast Covers Both Software and Hardware Products

Matthew Baier, Group Manager, Solaris Marketing, talks with Chris Wood, Sun CTO of Storage Solutions Group, about Sun's HPC storage solutions in a short webcast hosted on the HPC Watercooler Website that highlights various software and hardware products.

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