Between ISC and HP-CAST (held Friday and Saturday this year), I had several speaking opportunities, wherein I mostly talked about our release of Moab 8.0, and the many new features and improvements it provides to our customers. However, participating as one of the panelists on Disruptive Technologies, I had the opportunity to discuss where I […]
Leveraging Big Data 2014: HPC Has a New BFF
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Leverage Big Data conference put on by Tabor Communications. Following a non-traditional conference format, this conference brings together a curated, cross-disciplinary industry leaders, executives and vendors for several days packed full of keynotes, panels, assigned “boardroom” case study discussions, one-on-one meetings and social events. The result […]
MoabCon 2014: You Should Have Been There
Hopefully, you were one of the many people who attended MoabCon this year in beautiful Park City, Utah. If you weren’t, there’s really only one thing I can say, You really missed out. Really, you did. It was a wonderful few days filled with inspiring stories, new innovations, exciting futures, good friends and, of course, […]
Understanding Moab Scheduling: Part III
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Understanding Moab SchedulingIn the final installment of this series, I’m going to give two step-by-step examples of how Moab actually schedules jobs. The first will show a fairly standard scenario, while the second will include preemption. If you don’t recall how the Moab scheduling cycle […]
Understanding Moab Scheduling: Part II
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Understanding Moab SchedulingWhy is the system slow? In Understanding Moab Scheduling: Part I, I discussed the Moab scheduling iteration and the different stages it passes through. Today, we are going to look at answering the above question by learning about the command that allows the […]
Understanding Moab Scheduling: Part I
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Understanding Moab SchedulingWith MoabCon, Adaptive Computing’s yearly user conference, just around the corner, I thought I’d revisit the subject of a well-received talk I gave two years ago at the conference. This will be done in three parts covering the Moab scheduling cycle, the proper […]
SC13: HPC Evolving
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series SC13As I mentioned last week, this afternoon I was able to speak to a wonderful audience at the SC13 Exhibitor Forum. This particular track at the conference is rather interesting, as it really is put on as an opportunity for vendors to pretty much brag […]
HPC Evolved
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series SC13In 1966 with little fanfare, Douglas F. Parkhill published a book outlining “[a]lmost all of the modern-day characteristics of cloud computing (elastic provision, provided as a utility, online, illusion of infinite supply)”.1 This book, The Challenge of the Computer Utility, published nearly a half-century ago, […]
Formula 1 and HPC
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 […]
Customizable vs. Bespoke – Why HPC Cloud Struggles
It was the late 18th century, and man was harnessing the power of steam. The Industrial Revolution was underway, a movement that would forever change the face of the earth for both good and bad. In the middle of this cataclysmic change, an invention was born that would inspire Charles Babbage‘s Analytical Engine, the forerunner of modern […]
