What Makes a Supercomputer?
Extract from Chapter 1 of Intro to Supercomputing and HPC
Can We Ask the Right Question?
Suppose we do manage to create AGI or even super intelligence. Do we even know what to ask it? Will we understand its reply?
Quantum #60
Issue #60 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. HPC Club #3 is live, I play with some AMD CPUs and is dominating HPC news again.
HPC Cloud Updates WE 18 May 2025
Updates to AWS, Azure & GCP in the last week relevant for HPC practitioners. Meaningful update to AWS PCS, more fast disk and carbon optimisation from Azure and some Hypercomputer updates from Google.
HPC Club #3 Future of Schedulers: Book Your Spot
Join five eminent experts and leaders in HPC schedulers at HPC Club to hear what they’re thinking, get answers to your questions and make sure they know what you need.
Supercomputer or distributed services?
Are financial risk systems HPC (ok HTC) systems? Are they distributed services? They’re usually both.
Quantum #59
Issue #59 of the weekly HPC newsletter by HMx Labs. Schedulers, quantum networks, the importance of keys in the cloud, Frankenstein and Terminator.
HPC Cloud Updates WE 11 May 2025
Updates to AWS, Azure & GCP in the last week relevant for HPC practitioners. Quiet week, AWS FSx available in a few more places, faster SSDs in more regions on Azure and that’s your lot.