High performance computing (HPC) is playing a central role in data centers all over the world, enabling organizations to develop new products, streamline processes, cut costs, and gain a competitive advantage. Get the facts about what exactly HPC is and how it can benefit IT environments in the free eBook, "High Performance Computing For Dummies, Sun and AMD Special Edition."

Written by Douglas Eadline, the book discusses the different types of HPC, explains HPC's advantages, and takes a look at who is using HPC and why it is worth considering.

The eBook follows the traditional style of the "For Dummies" series and is organized under the following content:

CH 1: HPC: IT'S NOT JUST FOR ROCKET SCIENTISTS ANY MORE

The Forms of HPC

Who Uses HPC Today?

Who Should Be Using HPC?

CH 2: GETTING TO HPC

Enter the Commodity Cluster

It’s About Choice

What Does a Cluster Look Like?

If You Need Speed

Of Cores, Threads, and Nodes

What about the Data?

CH 3: HPC BUILDING BLOCKS

Choosing Cluster Hardware

• Crunching numbers: Processors and nodes
• A little help: Co-processors
• The communication: Interconnects
• Remembering the storage
• Racking and stacking
• Power and cooling

Finding Cluster Software

• Operating systems
• HPC glue: Cluster software
• File systems
• Sharing is caring: HPC resource schedulers
• Ready to run application software
• Provisioning: Creating the cluster

Cluster Tool Kits

CH 4: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER

Following the HPC Recipe:

• Start with the personnel
• Consider the software
• Specify the hardware
• Who Is Going To Stand By Me?

Following Some Do’s and Don’ts for HPC Cluster Procurement

Understanding Benchmarks

CH 5: THE HPC COMMUNITY

Understanding Open Source

Looking at How HPC Works with Open Source

CH 6: TEN (OKAY, SIX) HPC TAKEAWAYS

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