Quantum #82
Issue #82 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. Benchmarks and numerical stability across CPUs coupled with Quant Minds. HPC and Dinosaurs. SMT/HT on or off. So much to talk about this week.
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HPC Cloud Updates WE 19 Oct 2025
Updates to AWS, Azure & GCP in the last week relevant for HPC practitioners. PCS upgrades Slurm, Spot Placement API goes live and Google provide IBM Symphony Host Factory connectors.
Cosplaying as Consultants
What is HMx Labs? A Consultancy? A Tech company? Something else entirely?
SMT/HT in HPC
Should HPC workloads run with Simultaneous Multi-Threading/ Hyperthreading enabled or not? Fight!
Quantum #81
Issue #81 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. KPop Demon Hunters styled HPC this week. Quite silicon focused with news from AMD in the AI space, Intel getting 18A working, updates on Cloud my take on AI’s future in FSI.
HPC Cloud Updates WE 12 Oct 2025
Boof tells us the difference between PCS and PC, a couple of new instance types using AMD and Intel processors that look handy for HPC workload. Google gives us a way to reduce bills and the all-important DORA report.
AI Adoption (in FSI)
I don’t often talk about AI but I thought I’d share a few insights and join a few dots on what I’m seeing on AI adoption within financial services.
HPC in Finance and Academia: Chocolate and Peanut Butter
HPC in academia and financial services has a surprising amount in common and I don’t just mean the obvious challenges of operating at scale.