Why Is InfiniBand (and other interconnects) So Fast?August 26th, 2009 10:16 am
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The advent of user-space protocols provides a fast way to move data
The above title is misleading because "fast" can mean ...
Comparing MPI and OpenMPAugust 20th, 2009 12:48 pm
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The hardware environment may determine the best parallel programming tool to use
The advent of multi-core processors has increased the need ...
Automatic SLES 11 deployment of an ICR certified HPC clusterJuly 14th, 2009 10:26 am
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The other day we had to ship an ICR certified HPC cluster based on SLES 11, the latest SUSE Enterprise ...
Sharing The Load: Cluster Resource SchedulersJuly 10th, 2009 11:17 am
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Job Schedulers are the workhorse of cluster computing
One thing virtually every cluster has in common is a batch or ...
Cluster Interconnects: Messaging RateJuly 1st, 2009 10:37 am
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If the interconnect creates the cluster, then how do we measure it?
The cluster interconnect is a big contributor to ...
Cluster or ConstellationJune 24th, 2009 9:50 am
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Is there really a difference between cluster designs?
In a previous entry, I talked about Capacity vs Capability Clusters. Some may ...
MPI ChoicesJune 16th, 2009 9:34 am
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Choices, choices, choices. What should you expect from parallel computing software?
Talk to anyone that works with high-performance computing clusters and ...
Dell and Intel® Cluster Ready Tech Brief: Simplifying HPC ClustersApril 1st, 2009 3:40 pm
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[Excerpt] Many organizations have departments and workgroups that could benefit from high performance computing (HPC) resources to analyze, model, and ...

