High-Performance Computing

High-Performance Computing | News, how-tos, features, reviews, and videos

El Capitan bumps Frontier to claim world’s fastest supercomputer title

Newcomer El Capitan unseated five-time No. 1 system Frontier and is now the third exascale machine in the TOP500 supercomputer rankings.

By Ann Bednarz

Nov 18, 2024 7 mins

CPUs and Processors Data Center High-Performance Computing

IBM announces 50-fold quantum speed improvement

IBM Quantum Heron can now leverage Qiskit to run certain classes of quantum circuits with up to 5,000 two-qubit gate operations.

By Maria Korolov

Nov 18, 2024 5 mins

Data Center High-Performance Computing

Kyndryl, Microsoft expand mainframe modernization services

Kyndryl and Microsoft have expanded their mainframe modernization service to include closer ties with Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and broader security offerings.

By Michael Cooney

Nov 18, 2024 4 mins

Generative AI Mainframes Microsoft Azure

Cisco takes aim at developing quantum data center

Cisco points to quantum network orchestrator, security, and management research.

By Michael Cooney

Oct 31, 2024 5 mins

High-Performance Computing Networking Servers

Buyer’s guide: High-performance computing (HPC) for AI

High-performance computing (HPC) aggregates multiple servers into a cluster that is designed to process large amounts of data at high speeds to solve complex problems. HPC is particularly well suited for artificial intelligence (AI) processing, a tec

By Neal Weinberg

Oct 28, 2024 12 mins

Data Center Enterprise Buyer’s Guides High-Performance Computing

IBM launches platform to protect data from AI and quantum risks

The SaaS-based Guardium Data Security Center provides unified controls for protecting data across distributed environments, including hybrid cloud, AI deployments and quantum computing systems.

By Michael Cooney

Oct 22, 2024 4 mins

Generative AI High-Performance Computing Hybrid Cloud

AMD unveils new generation of Epyc, Instinct chips

New Epyc chip to offer scale-up performance or scale-out capacity for a wide range of data center workloads.

By Andy Patrizio

Oct 11, 2024 4 mins

CPUs and Processors Data Center High-Performance Computing

IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

Enterprises are integrating AI into mainframe operations to enhance system management, and they’re using genAI for application modernization efforts, new research finds.

By Michael Cooney

Oct 10, 2024 7 mins

Generative AI Mainframes