John Stone (Research Staff, The Beckman Institute) points out that improvements in the AVX-512 instruction set in the Intel Xeon Phi (and latest generation Intel Xeon processors) can deliver significant performance improvements for some time consuming molecular visualization kernels over most existing Intel Xeon CPUs. Based on his recent results using the Intel Xeon Phi … [Read more...]
Face It: AI Gets Personal to Make You Look Better!
Sponsored Content Face it, a mobile AI-based hairstyle app, “is guaranteed to make you look your best” according to its creator Pallab Paul. Paul is an Intel student ambassador who presented his work at the 2017 Intel Developers conference in Denver, Colorado. The app has a very simple interface: all you have to do is provide some simple information about your hair, skin, and … [Read more...]
Intel Software Defined Visualization (SDVis) Appliance Delivers Efficient CPU-Based In Situ Visualization
This is a contributed editorial. All opinions are those of James Reinders. A New CPU-based Appliance Facilitates In Situ Visualization Intel’s software visualization efforts have resulted in exceptional performance using Embree and Intel CPUs over the last few years. Pressing its case on the role of CPUs for exascale data visualization further, Intel is … [Read more...]
Code Modernization Enables Pikazo’s Economics and Creates Opportunity
Sponsored Content “ is a tool that let’s anyone become an artist”, began Noah Rosenberg (CEO, Pikazo) when speaking about CPU-based artistic computing. “About grade 3-4 people begin to censor themselves and don’t give themselves permission to call what they draw art”. Pikazo changes that through an innovative blend of machine-learning and behind-the-scenes artistic knowhow to … [Read more...]
Analysis of Intel share price drop after earnings call
Yesterday Intel held its 10/18 earnings call. Currently the stock is down by over 6%. The TechEnablement Analysis for the stock decrease is twofold: The decrease in enterprise revenue of 3% rather than staying flat impacted INTC as it drew down DCG revenue growth this year to single digits. The executive team downplayed the enterprise revenue decrease by pointing out (1) … [Read more...]
Code Modernization Speeds Python and Other Machine Learning Packages
Sponsored Content Recent benchmarks from respected sources such as Kyoto University and Colfax Research show Intel Scalable System Framework (Intel SSF) balanced technologies approach coupled with optimized software including Python, Theano, and Torch can provide a tremendous performance benefit for deep learning and more generally both machine learning and generic HPC … [Read more...]
How Lustre and DAOS Enable Faster Deep Learning
Sponsored Content In this article we will focus on Lustre and DAOS and their implications for distributed machine learning. This is the third in a multi-part series on Faster Deep Learning with the Intel Scalable System Framework (Intel® SSF). Brent Gorda (General Manager, Intel HPC Storage) note, “Lustre currently runs on 9 out of 10 of the world’s largest supercomputers and … [Read more...]
How the Intel® OPA Fabric Facilitates Distributed Training
Sponsored Content In this article we will focus on Intel® Omni-Path Architecture and the implications for distributed machine learning. This is the second in a multi-part series on Faster Deep Learning with the Intel Scalable System Framework (Intel® SSF). Deep learning neural networks can be trained to solve complex pattern recognition tasks - sometimes even better than … [Read more...]
SC15 – Intel Will Launch Lustre Solutions Reseller Channel Program
Intel® is launching an entirely new Intel® Lustre* Solutions Reseller Channel Program at SC15 in November in Austin, Texas. We are working closely with Intel®’s leading global software distributors including Lifeboat - one of the largest. Lifeboat is already successfully processing Intel® Solutions for Lustre* Software orders. Please contact sales@lifeboatdistribution.com … [Read more...]
Learn to Modernize your code at IDF
Code modernization is easily the most beneficial, significant, and long-lasting investment the HPC community can make to capitalize on current and future hardware investments. The upcoming Intel IDF15 sees itself as partnership between Intel and code developers, makers, and technologists to bring software into the age of lotsofcores and massive parallelism. Register today … [Read more...]