At MoabCon 2013, Adaptive Computing Build Engineer, Dan Haskin, and Product Manager, Ryan Chabot, discussed the ins and outs of Moab HPC Suite using RPM. This wasn’t a normal HPC technical session, as Jess Arrington (our sales guy) attempted to install Moab HPC Suite in front of an audience of customers to whom he has [...]
How Cloud Drives Software Evolution
May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cloud computing isn’t just about datacenters. It’s affecting what’s viable in the mobile, tablet, and PC markets in a radical way. Back when Apple introduced the Newton, users wanted all of the processing power, app hosting, and storage at their fingertips. All of that needed to be inside the device. At the time, the gap between what [...]
Formula 1 and HPC
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
you: Yes, yes, we know. The F1 guys use HPC to model their cars. Old news. me: True, but that isn’t my point. you: It’s not? me: No. This is more about how HPC is like Formula 1. you: Because it’s *fast* right? :-) me: Umm… No… you: :-( Alright Mr. Hoity-Toity Smarty-Pants, what’s your [...]
Looking Ahead to Adaptive Computing June Events
May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
HP CAST, MoabCon Europe, and ISC 2013 are just around the corner. We look forward to seeing you all in Leipzig, Germany this year. Here’s a rundown of what Adaptive Computing has planned from June 13-19th: HP CAST Adaptive Computing is sponsoring HP CAST this year. Don’t miss the following sessions: Saturday, June 15 8:00 – [...]
Bringing HPC Sexy Back
May 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
Since Seymour Cray, considered the father of supercomputing, invented the first supercomputer (the CDC 6600) in 1964, HPC has been growing exponentially—in speed. But, the fact remains, that high performance computing as an industry is decades old. In comparison to young, sexy technologies like mobile development and cloud computing, HPC is a dinosaur. The YouTube video [...]
Buying A Seat at the DevOps Table
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cloud-related acquisitions seem to be as plentiful as pollen in the air these days. IBM announced a deal to buy UrbanCode, a company that specializes in the automation of software delivery. Think DevOps and PaaS, and you’ll be in the right territory. On the same day, CA Technologies announced the acquisition of Layer 7 and Nolio. [...]
Your Technical Bookshelf is Getting Dusty
May 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
You probably have one in your company: a small library of technical books. Shelves speckled with the words “O’reilly,” “SQL,” and “Java,” not to mention so many images of animals they look like they belong in a university’s zoology department. Whether company-owned or private, at one time technical books were the only available reference employees [...]
Creating an Optimized Cloud for your Organization
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Utilizing private cloud computing in your organization enables faster innovation and growth as well as a more cost effective organization. It’s about turning IT from a cost center into a service provider that changes opportunities into realities. Whether you’re just beginning to consider a private cloud implementation, currently taking advantage of the benefits, or looking [...]
Pardon Me, Ms. Cloud — Your Freudian Slip is Showing
May 10, 2013 by 1 Comment
Why did we settle on “cloud computing” as a name for this technological wave we’re all riding? What does it say about our worldview, that we didn’t prefer “grid computing,” for example, or “utility computing,” or any of the other early synonyms? The snarky answers are obvious: “Cloud” connotes “vague” and “hazy”—and that’s a good [...]
Using Moab Cloud Suite to Turn Your Environment into Captain America
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When I was younger it was common to hear the phrase “into the ether.” Ether being the proposed theoretical substance through which light would transmit, before it was understood light and energy could travel in a vacuum (the so called fifth element). Typically anything that went into the ether was either lost or was in [...]
