Reservoir simulation is the single, most important calculation and Oil and Gas company can do. Attendees at the recent KAUST Global IT summit were told that armed guards are stationed inside the KAUST computer center when the ARAMCO simulation is running because the software is a state secret. The Oil and Gas Industry has been reporting heroic simulation sizes now range from … [Read more...]
Inside the IBM POWER Systems 2x Price-Performance over x86 Claims
Today (Sept. 8, 2016) IBM POWER Systems unveiled a new family of servers that IBM claims will transform the economics of the Data Center: purpose-built for AI and machine learning and that can deliver a 2X Price-Performance Advantage over x86-Based Servers. Designed in collaboration with the OpenPOWER Foundation (including some of the biggest and innovative tech companies in … [Read more...]
IBM and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collaborate to build the Cognitive Computing Systems Research Center (C3SR)
IBM and the University of Illinois to Pioneer Next-Generation Cognitive Computing Systems New Center advances how Watson and other machine learning systems can accelerate a range of cognitive computing applications such as multi-modal education YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. and URBANA, IL. April 15, 2016 – IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans for a multi-year collaboration … [Read more...]
Power 9 info plus IBM to make NVlink demo system available
TechEnablement spoke with Brad McCredie (Vice President and IBM Fellow) today about the Power 9 announcement and the accessibility of an OpenPower system with NVlink. The good news is that interested groups can submit proposals now to get access to OpenPower systems and to get access - according to McCredie - to an OpenPower using NVlink in the third quarter of this … [Read more...]
IEEE Offers access to Three Free IBM Webinars
IEEE has made three IBM videos available teaching "Application & Infrastructure Visibility to Gain Competitive Advantage". Registration with IBM is required. These videos are: Be a Superhero: Use Application & Infrastructure Visibility to Gain Competitive Advantage Learn how to gain end-to-end insight into critical applications and infrastructure while reducing … [Read more...]
IBM unveils Power Systems LC – CAPI in Action for HPC, Cloud and Enterprise!
IBM (International Business Machines) unveiled Power Systems LC, a new line of power servers aimed at the HPC, cloud, and big data analytics markets. IBM claims its newly unveiled three Power Systems LC servers cost 50% less than a comparable x86 server and provide twice the level of performance. Sumit Gupta, previously of NVIDIA and now VP of OpenPower high-performance … [Read more...]