You don't build your own car, so why build your own cluster?
August 30th, 2010 10:57am
I'll wager Cydney Stevens $2 that if I surveyed 100 random new car buyers, none of them would say they bought their car in pieces and put it together themselves. ... ... read more
Update to the Intel Cluster Ready Specification
August 23rd, 2010 11:06am
Version 1.2 is coming soon
In conjunction with Supercomputing 2010, Intel will release a new update to the Intel® Cluster Ready specification. I previewed a couple of the biggest changes in ... ... read more
How does Intel Cluster Ready help?
August 16th, 2010 1:05pm
Last time, I said I'd describe at a high level how Intel Cluster Ready helps address common clustering issues and make HPC clusters more practical and accessible to more people. ... ... read more
Cluster buyer vs. seller: predefined solutions
August 11th, 2010 9:03am
Now I want to break down a cluster purchase of a completely predefined solution to look at who does what in the four stages similar to how I looked at ... ... read more
Cluster buyer vs. seller: do-it-yourself builds
August 2nd, 2010 10:11am
Breaking down the purchase of an HPC cluster into four stages, I want to look at the expertise required and the amount of work done by the cluster buyer and ... ... read more
Intel Cluster Ready Specification
The Intel Cluster Ready specification identifies hardware and software requirements for HPC cluster applications platforms. We're working on improvements to the version 1.1 specification now and will release a new ... ... read more
Do you build your own cluster?
When buying a cluster - do you buy the system as parts and do all the work yourself to build the part into a working cluster?
If you do, what ... ... read more
What flavor of operating system do you use on your cluster?
That sounds like you either have multiple clusters or reinstall clusters based on current workload. I would assume the former is the likely case.
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Cray CX1: Muscle in a Box
Webcast - Available Now
"The Intel Cluster Ready Program supports the Cray CX1 goal of "ease-of-everything" by simplifying the setup and configuration complexity of deploying a HPC cluster. Cray also applauds Intel's initiative in giving customers confidence that their chosen system will operate successfully through the ICR certification process."
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Ian Miller, SVP, Productivity Solutions Group, Cray