Quantum #80
Issue #80 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. HPC Leadership Institute, our paper on AMD CPUs in FSI, diversity in silicon and public punch between Google and Microsoft.
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HPC Cloud Updates WE 05 Oct 2025
Updates to AWS, Azure & GCP in the last week relevant for HPC practitioners. Amazon makes some updates to PCS and its similarly named cousin. Google takes a shot at Microsoft and Microsoft gives show how to use Active Directory for cloud HPC.
Optimising Financial Services HPC Workloads on AMD EPYC 4th and 5th Generation Processors
We take a look at optimising financial risk analytics on modern AMD CPUs. Turns out we had quite a lot to say. About 5500 words in fact!
HPC Club: Isambard-AI Presentation Video
Simon McIntosh-Smith presents Isambard-AI at HPC Club, captured on video for those of you that missed it.
Quantum #79
Issue #79 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. New techniques in liquid cooling, what’s the HPC market worth, HPC Club update if you missed it and Barcelona Supercomputing Centre.
HPC Cloud Updates WE 28 Sep 2025
Updates to AWS, Azure & GCP in the last week relevant for HPC practitioners. Google give you a way to spin up VMs when they become available, AWS Compute Optimizer gets a bit better and Azure Cycle Cloud plays nicely with Hammerspace.
Isambard-AI at HPC Club
That’s a wrap. Another successful HPC Club even on the roster with an engaging presentation by Simon McIntosh-Smith about Isambard-AI
Quantum #78
Issue #78 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. Well that was a bit of an ai-coaster. Nvidia taking a stake in Intel and investing heavily in the UK. Microsoft and others get in on the action to spin up new AI bit farms in the UK too.