Parallel computing

WekaIO Announces Marked Results with NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage in Microsoft Research Lab

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Monday, March 22, 2021

WekaIO (Weka), the fastest-growing data platform for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), life sciences research, enterprise technical computing, and high-performance data analytics (HPDA), announced today results of testing conducted with Microsoft, which showed that the Weka File System ( WekaFS ) produced among the greatest aggregate NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage throughput numbers of all storage systems tested to date.

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  • WekaIO (Weka), the fastest-growing data platform for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), life sciences research, enterprise technical computing, and high-performance data analytics (HPDA), announced today results of testing conducted with Microsoft, which showed that the Weka File System ( WekaFS ) produced among the greatest aggregate NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage throughput numbers of all storage systems tested to date.
  • The tests were conducted at Microsoft Research using a single NVIDIA DGX-2 server* connected to a WekaFS cluster over an NVIDIA Mellanox InfiniBand switch.
  • The Microsoft Research engineers, in collaboration with WekaIO and NVIDIA specialists, were able to achieve one of the highest levels of throughput in systems tested to the 16 NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs using GDS.
  • By combining WekaFS and NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage (GDS), customers can accelerate AI/ML initiatives to dramatically accelerate their time-to-value and time-to-market.

NEC Earns Acclaim from Frost & Sullivan for Adopting a Vector-based Approach to High-performance Computing with its SX-Aurora TSUBASA

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Monday, March 22, 2021

SX-Aurora TSUBASA's pioneering vector-based architecture, reliable performance, and low-latency processing help end-users tackle frontline computational challenges.

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  • SX-Aurora TSUBASA's pioneering vector-based architecture, reliable performance, and low-latency processing help end-users tackle frontline computational challenges.
  • "The next-generation SX-Aurora TSUBASAHPC solution is designed to meet the requirements of the entire vector engine for processing.
  • "Its vector processing unit carries a single-thread per core processing architecture, unlike competing products that employ multiple threads.
  • "NEC aims to break traditional computing barriers by accelerating HPC's adoption in industrial and energy market applications.

NEC Earns Acclaim from Frost & Sullivan for Adopting a Vector-based Approach to High-performance Computing with its SX-Aurora TSUBASA

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Monday, March 22, 2021

SX-Aurora TSUBASA's pioneering vector-based architecture, reliable performance, and low-latency processing help end-users tackle frontline computational challenges.

Key Points: 
  • SX-Aurora TSUBASA's pioneering vector-based architecture, reliable performance, and low-latency processing help end-users tackle frontline computational challenges.
  • "The next-generation SX-Aurora TSUBASAHPC solution is designed to meet the requirements of the entire vector engine for processing.
  • "Its vector processing unit carries a single-thread per core processing architecture, unlike competing products that employ multiple threads.
  • "NEC aims to break traditional computing barriers by accelerating HPC's adoption in industrial and energy market applications.

How Explorium's External Data Platform Can Now Be Used To Upgrade A Data Pipeline

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

That's where a data pipeline can benefit from Explorium's data science platform.

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  • That's where a data pipeline can benefit from Explorium's data science platform.
  • No, what is needed is a data pipeline that is constantly adding new data to current sets without requiring any upkeep.
  • With the right data connected, simply run the data pipeline to create a structure that works for the specific predictive question.
  • Explorium offers a first of its kind external data platform powered by an external data gallery and feature engineering.

Liqid Dynamic Slurm Integration Unlocks a Multiverse of HPC Resources Options

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The new Slurm integration by Liqid helps better manage deployments of bare metal and containerized workloads and services for the composable infrastructure community.

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  • The new Slurm integration by Liqid helps better manage deployments of bare metal and containerized workloads and services for the composable infrastructure community.
  • Using the Slurm integration, Liqid dynamically composes servers for a job on submission, from pools of compute, storage, and GPU resources via Liqid Matrix Software, delivering precise bare-metal configurations for each HPC job.
  • With the resources composed to match the needs of the job, rather than a best fit of standard configurations, Liqid matrix software frees stranded resources.
  • Slurm integration with Liqid Matrix allows for the further automation of backend operations such as evolving hardware and server types.

Hypori, Secure Virtual Mobility Leader, Recognized by Fast Company’s Annual List of World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Hypori LLC , a trusted Virtual Mobility Solutions (VMS) provider that ensures zero data at rest and 100% separation to mitigate data leaks, announced today that it has been named to Fast Companys prestigious annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies for 2021.

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  • Hypori LLC , a trusted Virtual Mobility Solutions (VMS) provider that ensures zero data at rest and 100% separation to mitigate data leaks, announced today that it has been named to Fast Companys prestigious annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies for 2021.
  • Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies for 2021 list honors businesses that have not only found a way to be resilient in the past year but also turned those challenges into impact-making processes.
  • Hypori, LLC is an innovative SaaS enterprise software company that provides virtual mobility technology to federal agencies and corporate enterprises.
  • Its trusted Virtual Mobility Solutions (VMS) provider ensures Zero Data at Rest and 100% Separation to Mitigate Data Leaks.

EPSG Announces the Grand Opening of New Corporate Headquarters and State-of-The-Art Network Operations Center

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Monday, March 8, 2021

EPSG, a leading integrator of payment technology solutions, announced today that Monday, March 15 will be the grand opening of the Companys new Corporate Headquarters and state-of-the-art Network Operations Center (NOC).

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  • EPSG, a leading integrator of payment technology solutions, announced today that Monday, March 15 will be the grand opening of the Companys new Corporate Headquarters and state-of-the-art Network Operations Center (NOC).
  • The NOC underscores EPSGs commitment to providing world class service to thousands of merchants across the United States.
  • Reliance on electronic payments has significantly expanded during the global pandemic and merchants experiencing downtime for their electronic payment is crippling to business.
  • One of the cornerstones of the NOC is the Companys Algorithm Routing Center (ARC) software.

HPC-AI Advisory Council and Stanford High Performance Computing Center Bring Together Big Science, Innovation and Insights

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Friday, March 5, 2021

The for community benefit HPC-AI Advisory Council (HPCAIAC), in collaboration with Stanford Universitys High Performance Computing Center (HPCC), today announced the 2021 Stanford Conference will take place 17-18 March from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PDT).

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  • The for community benefit HPC-AI Advisory Council (HPCAIAC), in collaboration with Stanford Universitys High Performance Computing Center (HPCC), today announced the 2021 Stanford Conference will take place 17-18 March from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PDT).
  • Maintaining its focus on topics of great societal impact and responsibility, the co-hosts confronted 2020s growing COVID pandemic reformatting the annual conference for all remote participation.
  • Our biggest challenge is spurring many of our greatest strides in the shortest time ever in research history, said Gilad Shainer, HPC-AI Advisory Council chairman.
  • The Stanford Conference provides a platform to share current knowledge, contribute to solving complex challenges, promote new findings and provoke new ideas.

TruSight Announces Completion of Symphony Communication Services Assessment

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TruSight , the financial industry's leading provider of third-party risk data, today announced that it has completed a comprehensive risk assessment of Symphony Communication Services , the secure and compliant collaboration platform that has become a key technology infrastructure provider for financial services firms around the world.

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  • NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TruSight , the financial industry's leading provider of third-party risk data, today announced that it has completed a comprehensive risk assessment of Symphony Communication Services , the secure and compliant collaboration platform that has become a key technology infrastructure provider for financial services firms around the world.
  • "We welcomed the opportunity to work with TruSight on this assessment," said Brad Levy, president and chief commercial officer of Symphony.
  • "As a bank-owned industry consortium, we share the same DNA as Symphony," said Jonathan Pressman, CEO of TruSight.
  • Already the platform of choice for the financial services industry, Symphony unifies the enterprise workflow to boost productivity in any information-centric business.

SCAsia 21 Kicks-off Student Team Entries for HPC-AI Advisory Council and National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore's 4th Annual APAC HPC-AI Competition

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The HPC-AI Advisory Council (HPCAIAC) and National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore today announced the immediate opening and acceptance of student team proposals for entry consideration in the jointly organized and hosted 2021 APAC HPC-AI Competition.

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  • The HPC-AI Advisory Council (HPCAIAC) and National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore today announced the immediate opening and acceptance of student team proposals for entry consideration in the jointly organized and hosted 2021 APAC HPC-AI Competition.
  • Following the end of April final roster reveal, 2021 challengers will balance academic courses along with demands of the six-month competition.
  • Through NSCCs generosity, student competitors will have hands-on access to the Singapore-based centers advanced supercomputing resources.
  • Find out more, become a member @ hpcadvisorycouncil.com
    Established in 2015, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore manages Singapores first national Petascale facility providing high performance computing (HPC) resources.