In AWS ParallelCluster 3.4, you can now build HPC clusters that span multiple Amazon EC2 Availability Zones. In this post, we describe how the new feature works, how to use it, and some implications for cluster design that it raises. Read …
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Tom Deakin (and his colleague Simon McIntosh Smith) work on the hard problem of performance portability - the task of getting great performance out of software running on a range of computer architectures. This means they’re often …
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Tom Deakin (and his colleague Simon McIntosh Smith) work on the hard problem of performance portability - the task of getting great performance out of software running on a range of computer architectures. This means they’re often …
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At re:Invent ‘22 in Las vegas, AWS’s CEO Adam Selipsky launched the Hpc6id instance family as part of an AWSome week of HPC innovation announcements. The Hpc6id is amazing for structures simulations - the kinds of things that …
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Slurm accounting adds flexibility, transparency, and control to operating an #HPC cluster. #AWS #ParallelCluster 3.3.0 can now automatically configure #Slurm accounting whether you are using your own database or Amazon #Aurora. Read the …
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Ever had to figure out an HPC application with a visual desktop mode before? Sean Smith has - he helps customers all time to set up really well-designed HPC clusters on AWS with access to top flight visualization features that feel like …
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DCV started as a technology to make supercomputers feel local so you didn’t need to be in a cold data center when you were visualizing massive datasets. But now it’s so much more, because it’s spread into every nook and …
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Amazon BraKet is probably the most unusual service in AWS. It’s a fully-managed service with APIs for accessing real, live, quantum computers living in cryogenic labs all around the world. And if that wasn’t weird enough for …
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