EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to Asda's CIO Carl Dawson about the supermarket's cloud-oriented renovation of its technology stack. We narrate the security woes at Twitter. And we examine best practices for data backup. Read the issue now.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper, intended for executives and managers, describes how Oracle's Sun servers—equipped with flash-enabled solid-state drives (SSDs)—offer dramatic improvements to high-performance computing (HPC), Web 2.0, and datacenter application performance.
WHITE PAPER:
Sophisticated systems require an environment that is capable of handling high-performance computing (HPC). Fortunately, there is a self-managed storage architecture available which can provide the elasticity, resilience and management needed for HPC to run smoothly. Read on to learn more.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper begins with an outline of the characteristics of computing from a distance, describes how WAN optimization of cloud resources improves the user experience, explains how Riverbed’s Cloud Steelhead achieves this, and concludes with several deployment examples.
CASE STUDY:
The goal was to build a cost effective and efficient microsite. They ended-up with a no-frills, high-performance microsite to deliver complicated geospatial applications that can in effect "quilt" different pieces of imagery into a cohesive mosaic that everyone can access. Read now to learn more.
WEBCAST:
Learn how Dell has designed and integrated the Dell EqualLogic Virtual SAN with VMware® vSphere 4.0 with to help you save money and get more virtual.
WHITE PAPER:
Access this white paper to discover a storage platform whose capacity is powerful enough to handle the massive demand of big data analytic workloads now and in the future.
WHITE PAPER:
High-performance businesses demand a high-performance network infrastructure that provides fast, secure and reliable delivery of the applications that drive the business. Switches deployed in regional offices, campuses and data centers enable these business processes by connecting users.
PODCAST:
Intel® Chip Chat is a recurring podcast series of informal, one-on-one interviews with some of the brightest minds in the industry. It strives to bring listeners closer to the innovations and inspirations of the men and women shaping the future of computing, and in the process share a little bit about the technologists themselves.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This presentation transcript is on the Cray CX1 personal supercomputer with ANSYS simulation software. Presenters are Barb Hutchings from ANSYS and Ian Miller from Cray. ANSYS is working with Cray on a joint solution, and the motivation today is the really huge value proposition that high performance computing brings to ANSYS customers.