The Ultimate Guide to High Performance Computing
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for High Performance Computing (HPC).
What to know about High Performance Computing
High Performance Computing (HPC) is a field that focuses on using advanced computing technologies to solve complex problems and process vast amounts of data rapidly. It encompasses the design and deployment of powerful computing systems, including supercomputers and specialized hardware, to support applications ranging from scientific research and AI development to data analytics and industrial simulations.
Exploring this tag reveals the latest innovations, partnerships, and breakthroughs in hardware, software, and infrastructure that drive HPC forward. Readers can learn about advancements in AI integration, data centre efficiency, cooling technologies, and collaborative efforts among leading technology companies. Staying informed about HPC developments provides insight into how cutting-edge computing power is shaping industries and enabling new capabilities across diverse fields.
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Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
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Recent High Performance Computing News
SUSE, NVIDIA & Vultr launch AI Factory for production
Enterprises can now run governed AI workloads faster, as the validated stack aims to cut integration delays and simplify deployment across environments.
Google Cloud says firms need AI infrastructure upgrades
Most organisations must upgrade their systems to run agentic AI in production, as cloud costs, governance and energy use climb.
Cisco & McLaren extend partnership across racing & AI
The renewed deal will keep Cisco's networking and security tools embedded in McLaren's race operations as the teams push into AI.
Arcus buys Volta data centre in London market entry
The acquisition gives Arcus immediate access to a supply-constrained London market where demand for secure colocation and low-latency links remains high.
Ecolab completes USD $4.75 billion CoolIT takeover
The purchase bolsters Ecolab's push into AI data centres as demand for liquid cooling surges, with CoolIT sales more than doubling this year.
Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams
Researchers can now analyse data, search literature and draft papers in one place, with outputs kept reproducible on their own infrastructure.
Eleveight AI expands Armenia factory after rapid sell-out
Demand for sovereign AI compute has forced the Gagarin site to expand within weeks, with capacity set to rise to 5MW by year-end.
Google Cloud touts Lustre cache offload for AI inference
Benchmark tests show Managed Lustre can cut AI inference costs by more than half, easing GPU demand for long-context model serving.
AWS launches Graviton5-based EC2 C9g & C9gd instances
AWS customers get faster compute options for heavy workloads, with the new Graviton5-based instances offering up to 25% more performance per vCPU.
CIQ adds Fuzzball for NVIDIA DGX Spark AI workloads
It lets regulated and sovereign AI teams move the same model stack from a single DGX Spark to larger GPU clusters without rebuilding it.
Anthropic links Claude Science to NVIDIA BioNeMo tools
Pharmaceutical researchers could speed up discovery workflows as Anthropic's new Claude Science beta gains access to NVIDIA's BioNeMo tools.
QuiX Quantum unveils Dedalo for room-temperature computing
Room-temperature photonic systems could help quantum machines slot into data centres and classical supercomputers without cryogenic cooling.
MSAI signs GBP £50m deal to expand UK AI infrastructure
The financing will fund MSAI's largest sovereign hardware deployment to date, with new compute installed in Scotland for UK-based AI customers.
SUSE & Openchip back European RISC-V software stack
The tie-up aims to cut Europe's reliance on overseas chip ecosystems by certifying SUSE software for Openchip's RISC-V hardware.
SiTime launches Chorus 2 clock generators for AI systems
Timing in AI and networking boards is getting simpler, as the new devices can replace up to 12 oscillators and cut power use.
Bull & Alice & Bob expand quantum computing tie-up
The tie-up aims to bring quantum processors into supercomputing workflows, with France, the UK and Germany as the first target markets.
AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers
The Grenoble startup will use the funding to industrialise its breaker technology as AI data centres and electrified buildings strain power networks.
Legrand powers Yerevan State University AI data centre
Armenia's research push gets a boost as a 64-GPU supercomputer is installed in a retrofitted university building.
OpenAI & Broadcom unveil Jalapeño AI inference chip
The chip could cut serving costs and speed up ChatGPT and API responses as OpenAI moves deeper into custom hardware.
HPE takes six of top 10 spots in supercomputer ranking
Its systems now account for more than 11.4 exaflops of combined performance, strengthening the vendor's grip on the supercomputing elite.