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Everything tagged: HPC

Dreams and Wishes for HPC in 2026

Dreams and Wishes for HPC in 2026

At the start of 2025 I avoided the temptation to write my predictions for HPC and instead chose to write what my own hopes for 2025 were. A year on, it’s time to revisit that. What moved, what didn’t and what have I changed my mind on.

Scheduler Selection Beta Now Available

Scheduler Selection Beta Now Available

Choosing a HPC/AI scheduler is often a once per career type decision and getting it wrong can be expensive. Want a hand?

Nvidia Drinks (Acquires) Slurm

Nvidia Drinks (Acquires) Slurm

Some thoughts and questions on what Nvidia’s acquisition of Slurm means for both AI and traditional HPC.

Battling Numerical Instability: Stop Blaming the CPU

Battling Numerical Instability: Stop Blaming the CPU

Before you blame the new CPU for breaking your VaR, maybe ask what your compiler flags and math libraries have been up to after hours.

Schizophrenic AI

Schizophrenic AI

Recently I have been both incredibly impressed with AI and equally astounded by its uselessness.

Hiring: HPC Engineer

Hiring: HPC Engineer

We’re hiring a HPC engineer, ideally with HPC and/or financial services experience. Want to come work at HMx Labs?

Monte Carlo Inference

Monte Carlo Inference

What if we ran LLM inference as Monte Carlo paths for financial analytics workloads?

Top500? Maybe Mid500

Top500? Maybe Mid500

What does the Top500 really represent in the world of supercomputing?