Radio HPC: The Rich Report

APAX Application Acceleration from Samplify

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:08:22 PST

In this podcast, Allan Evans and Al Wegener present: APAX Application Acceleration. Samplify Systems is leveraging their advanced compression algorithms to reduce the amount of data that needs to be moved and stored in high performance computing.

Eurotech Leverages Mfg Excellence for HPC Market

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:52:15 PST

In this this podcast Giovanbattista (Giovanni) Mattiussi from Eurotech discusses the company’s push into the HPC market and their growing presence at the annual SC and ISC conferences. Widely known for their embedded manufacturing capabilities, Eurotech is receiving accolades for their high-density Aurora Intel-based clusters.

Wildpackets - Network Forensics 101

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:56:42 PST

In this podcast, Jay Botelho from Wildpackets describes how network forensics works and how the company's provides enterprise-wide network monitoring and reporting.

Learn more at: http://www.wildpackets.com

Video: Puppet Labs Datacenter Automation

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:32:36 PST

In this video, Luke Kanies of Puppet Labs describes the company's open source datacenter automation and configuration management tool.

Puppet Labs’ IT automation software enables system administrators to deliver the operational agility and efficiency of cloud computing at enterprise-class service levels, scaling from handfuls of nodes on-premise to tens of thousands in the cloud. Puppet powers thousands of companies, including Twitter, Yelp, eBay, Zynga, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Google, Disney, Citrix, Oracle, and Viacom.

Learn more at http://puppetlabs.com

Interview: Dr. Bernd Mohr on the ISC's Popular Crash Course on HPC

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:55:48 PST

In this podcast, I interview Dr. Bernd Mohr from the Jülich Supercomputer Center. Every year at the International Supcercomputing Conference in Germany, Dr. Mohr conducts a popular Crash Course on High Performance Computing.

Learn more at: http://supercomp.de

IPSoft Overview - Autonomic IT Management

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:21:22 PST

In this podcast, Jonathan Crane presents: IPSoft Overview - Autonomic IT Management. Learn more at: http://ipsoft.com

The IT infrastructure of tomorrow will not be managed by people, but by expert systems.

MentorMob - Crowdsourced Learning Made Easy

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:47:45 PST

In this podcast, Kris Chinosorn from MentorMob presents a demo on how easy it is to crowdsource learning using the MentorMob playlist software.

Learn more at http://mentormob.com

Clustered Systems Introduces Remarkable 100KW Compute Rack

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:30:21 PST

In this slidecast, Phil Hughes from Clustered Systems presents: 100KW Rack Introduction. Using a grant from the US Dept. of Energy, the company has developed a highly dense compute rack with a PCI-E interconnect and an extremely efficient warm-water cooling system.

The company estimates that a completely operational Petaflop compute facility using the new technology could be built for approximately $20 Million USD. To be available through OEM partners, first shipments will likely start in 2Q2012, and SLAC will deploy the first system.

Learn more at: clusteredsystems.com

Slidecast: Perfect Search - Big Data Search

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:06:40 PST

In this slidecast, Tim Stay from Perfect Search describes the company's ultra-efficient search appliance software that is tailor-made for Big Data.

PerfectSearch’s patented software enables search up to a billion documents using a single private cloud appliance. Compared to other solutions that can require more than 10 times the number of servers, the PerfectSearch powered by Fujitsu solution is powerful and economical—even compared to open-source solutions, with lower equipment cost and fewer servers that reduce energy, replacement and administrative costs. Companies now have a cost-effective solution to index and search all content is searchable with a single query. The PerfectSearch powered by Fujitsu appliance uses unique technology that uses disk based indexing rather than memory, requiring a fraction of the hardware—realizing up to a 90% reduction in search-related hardware. These innovations built into the solution permit high-speed retrieval, drastically reduced hardware footprints, and extensive customization.

Low Ethernet MPI Latency Over Linux VFIO

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:12:45 PST

In this podcast, Jeff Squyres from Cisco shows us his demo from SC11: Low Ethernet MPI Latency Over Linux VFIO. The company is applying enterprise virtualization technologies in novel ways for high performance computing.

Polachi Executive Search Has an Eye on Startup Trends

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:04:17 PST

In this podcast, Sean Carroll from the Polachi Executive Search Company in Boston discusses the Startup market on the East Coast and the Big Data trends that are shaking up the industry.

Isilon: Big Data, Big Opportunity - Maximizing Information Value in HPC

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:07:59 PST

In this podcast, Nick Kirsch from Isilon presents: Isilon: Big Data, Big Opportunity - Maximizing Information Value in HPC.

Texas Memory Systems Rolls Out the High-Availability RamSan-720 Storage System

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:28:10 PST

In this podcast, Eric Eyberg from Texas Memory Systems describes the company's new RamSan-720 Solid-State storage system, which sets new standards for speed and high-availability. After that, CEO Holly Frost discusses how the storage industry has evolved over the last 30 years.

Hybrid Memory Technology to Boost Bandwidth and Density

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:12:40 PST

In this Podcast, Scott Grant from Micron describes the new Hybrid Memory Cube technology under development by a consortium of technology companies.

Revolution Analytics Wrangles Big Data

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:36:22 PST

In this podcast, David Smith from Revolution Analytics discusses the company's enterprise software solutions for Big Data.

SPM.Python Exploits Parallelism with Fault Tolerance

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:37:19 PST

In this podcast, Minesh B. Amain from MBA Sciences presents on new advances in SPM.Python.

Opscode Brings Chef to Windows

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:48:39 PST

In this podcast, Chris Brown and Jay Wampold from Opscode describe the company's new support for Windows on the Chef Infrastructure Automation platform.

Texas Instruments Multicore DSPs for Low Power, Accelerated HPC

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:00:01 PST

In this podcast, Arnon Friedmann from Texas Instruments provides an overview on the company's new Multicore DSPs for HPC.

DDN's New SFA12K Storage Does 1 Terabyte/sec

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:57:00 PST

In this podcast, DDN's Jeff Denworth describes the company's new SFA12K storage system, which is capable of delivering 1 Terabyte/sec of bandwidth.

"The SFA12K-40 delivers the industry's highest single-platform performance, at over 40GB/s and 1.4 Million Flash IOPS. With InifniBand and Fibre Channel connectivity, the system is designed to easily scale file storage systems to 1TB/s and beyond with as little as 25 arrays."

Learn more at DDN.com.

ZL Technologies Wrangles Big Data

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:33:54 PDT

In this video, Steve Chan of ZL Technologies provides an overview of the company's Big Data storage management software for the enterprise.

Learn more at: http://www.zlti.com

Scavado Helps Recruiters Find, Recruit, & Win

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:32:57 PDT

In this video, Daniel Estrada from Scavado demonstrates the company's easy to use recruitment search tool software. Scavado is a simple, powerful sourcing tool for proactive recruiters to find prospective candidates online, compile their contact information, and build a comprehensive pipeline of prospects to recruit.

Learn more at Scavado.com.

SIGHPC Chair Looks to the Future of HPC Community

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:42:11 PDT

In this podcast, Cherri Pancake from Oregon State University tells us all about the new SIGHPC - an ACM Special Interest Group designed to give the international HPC community a home base for the rest of the year beyond the Supercomputing conferences. As Chairperson, Cherri has helped to bring together a veritable who’s who of HPC luminaries for the SIGHPC Executive Committee and Advisory Board.

Cherri is also the Housing Chair for SC11 and we go on to discuss what looks to be a record year for the conference series in terms of attendance and a number of other areas.

CycleCloud BigScience Challenge - Win 8 Hours on 30,000 Core Cluster

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:05:29 PDT

In this podcast, Rich Brueckner from insideHPC interview CycleComputing CEO Jason Stowe about the company's Big Science Challenge 2011. Entries are due Nov. 7, 2011 and the winner will receive 8 Hours on 30,000 Core Cluster.

Learn more at http://cyclecomputing.com/big-science-challenge/overview

Innovation for Business: The SmartCloud Service Delivery Model

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:12:32 PDT

In this podcast, Ric Telford from IBM presents: Innovation for Business: The SmartCloud Service Delivery Model.

To realize the benefits of cloud computing while overcoming the inherent challenges, organizations must take a holistic approach. Implementing a cloud computing model means encouraging innovation by simplifying and standardizing underlying infrastructure. It entails the creation of efficient yet flexible IT foundations that can support the development of new services and the consistent delivery of quality user experiences. And it demands a focus on ensuring interoperability, resiliency and security in an integrated fashion.

Learn more at: http://ibm.com/smartcloud.

Panasas Scale-Out Storage

overheardinpdx@gmail.com (Rich Brueckner) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:45:48 PDT

In this podcast, Geoffrey Noer of Panasas presents on the company's solutions for Scale-Out NAS for unstructured data storage.