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2010/05/26 00:57 |
Steven Algieri |
Disposable HPC Nodes
Via our Twitter feed, we read an interesting article by Douglas Eadline, Ph.D. In the article Douglas makes the argument, based on a linked research paper, that the use of lower cost, lower power nodes would enable an organisation to move to a Recovery Orientated Computing (ROC) platform. |
hpc,
nodes,
google,
server,
data center |
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2010/06/28 14:28 |
Richard Donovan |
4 Cool Super Computing Technologies
Perhaps not the sexiest side of super computing but increasingly power and heat is it's biggest problem. Here are 4 new takes on reducing power and heat in the server room.
IBM individually cooled server doors |
cooling,
power,
energy,
efficiency,
server,
room |
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2011/03/17 10:17 |
Richard Donovan |
Is Arm the new black - Calxeda to offer a 480-core ARM Server
Arm is popping up in all types of smart devices but it is not commonly seen in high-end servers. However Calxeda 480-core, low power server in the works.
With energy and space becoming critical data center criteria, Calxeda can claim a factor of 10 reduction in costs and a 5x, or even 10x performance gain over what is currently available |
calxeda,
arm,
server,
density |
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2011/04/13 05:08 |
Richard Donovan |
Viking Modular Fusion Memory and SSD Aims to Shake up How we See Memory
Viking Modular is showing of a new SSDs that plugs into DDR3 memory slot.
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SSDs will be optimal for compact or blade servers where space is limited. The memory wont beat top end memory speeds but the not too shabby 520 |
ssd,
server,
memory,
blades,
performance,
viking,
modular |