Cray-1 50th Anniversary Commemorated on Dollar Coin
The United States Mint has released the designs for the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program, and one of them honors a monumental moment in the history of HPC: the announcement of the Cray-1 supercomputer. Released earlier this week, the 2026 coin designs honor, among other states, Wisconsin, the home of Cray Research and the birthplace, […]
Futurist Thomas Koulopoulos to Discuss Gigatrends in SC25 Keynote
The Supercomputing Conference has announced that Thomas Koulopoulos will deliver the keynote address, “Gigatrends: The Exponential Forces Shaping Our Digital Future,” to SC25 ….
OpenAI and Broadcom to Deploy 10 GW of OpenAI-Designed AI Accelerators
When it comes to AI compute, the big cloud platform providers are chip-agnostic, adopting processors from the big chip companies (mostly NVIDIA) along with their own custom-designed GPUs ….
@HPCpodcast: Silicon Photonics – An Update from Prof. Keren Bergman on a Potentially Transformational Technology for Data Center Chips
In this episode of the @HPCpodcast, sponsored by CoolIT, we catch up with optical I/O expert and repeat guest ….
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How MiTAC Helps Organizations Scale for Both AI Training and Inference
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@HPCpodcast: Silicon Photonics – An Update from Prof. Keren Bergman on a Potentially Transformational Technology for Data Center Chips
In this episode of the @HPCpodcast, sponsored by CoolIT, we catch up with optical I/O expert and repeat guest ….
HPC News Bytes 20251006: Quantum (Information) Supremacy at UT Austin, Big Cloud Balances BYO vs Merchant AI Chips, Surprise Players in AI Infrastructure Market
Good October day to you! HPC-AI, the industry that never sleeps, has served up its usual stew of ….
HPC News Bytes 20250929: ‘World Models’ Next Big AI Thing?, ‘Central Park-Sized’ Data Centers, Silicon Cooling Advancement, How to Tame a 6K+ Qubit Array
Good late-September morning to you! The HPC-AI world last week barreled ahead at breakneck ….
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Mastering the Complexities of AI at Scale
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Federal Partnership Offerings: Solutions and Services
As federal agencies prioritize efficient, secure and scalable solutions, a streamlined IT infrastructure is more crucial than ever. CTG Federal, a Cohesive Technology Group company; Dell Technologies; and Carahsoft have joined forces to offer transformative solutions to address these pressing challenges in government IT. Together, we combine our specialized expertise and advanced technology to deliver […]
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At ISC 2024: Andrew Whitmore on Motivair, Exascale Cooling and Innovations in Thermal Management
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$200M HPC Data Center for AI in Wisconsin Launched by DPO and Billerud
Digital Power Optimization, Inc. (“DPO”), a developer and operator of power-dense data centers, today announced it has secured land and a power supply to develop a $200 million high-performance computing facility in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. This project will enable up to 20 megawatts of AI computing. DPO is working in partnership with Billerud subsidiary Consolidated Water Power Company ….
@HPCpodcast Industry View: A Deep Dive into High-Density Data Center Cooling and Efficiency Strategies with DDC Solutions
In this “Industry View” episode of the @HPCpodcast, Chris Orlando of DDC Solutions discusses the rapidly changing landscape of high density data center cooling, monitoring, safety and compliance, hybrid liquid-air solutions and other strategies for data center power efficiency. DDC’s cabinet technology, DCIM real-time monitoring and dynamic ….
@HPCpodcast Industry View: A Deep Dive into High-Density Data Center Cooling and Efficiency with DDC Solutions
Chris Orlando of DDC discusses the rapidly changing landscape of high density data center cooling, monitoring, safety ….
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Unleashing Power: NVIDIA L40S Data Center GPU by PNY
The NVIDIA L40S Data Center GPU, provided by PNY, represents a significant leap forward in the realm of high-performance computing. This GPU is engineered to meet the demanding needs of modern data centers ….
CPC and the Connector’s Critical Role in the Liquid Cooled AI Data Center
With today’s growing adoption in the AI data center of liquid cooling – essential for controlling AI cooling costs and energy usage – minimizing risk includes the use of high-quality connectors. Liquid cooling connectors are crucial ….
With Hammerspace and LANL’s Gary Grider at ISC 2025: Parallel Data Storage for Advanced Simulations
Parallel file system legend Gary Gride of Los Alamos National Lab, and Molly Presley, a well-known executive in the high performance storage sector and SVP at Hammerspace, joined us at the ISC 2025 conference in Hamburg.