Several high performance computing veterans are advocating the loop heat pipe, a cooling technology used in space satellites, as a solution for custom cloud computing platforms.
Here's a closer look at the Kaleidoscope Supercomputer, which packs 600 IBM PowerXCell 8i processors into eight cabinets on 22 square feet of data center floor space.
CyrusOne's Houston data center is hosting the Kaleidoscope Supercomputer, which uses 120 teraflops of computing power to locate oil reserves buried thousands of feet below the seabed.
CyrusOne's Houston data center is hosting the Kaleidoscope Supercomputer, which uses 120 teraflops of computing power to locate oil reserves buried thousands of feet below the seabed.
Purdue studnets have created Rack-A-Node, an online game that challenges players to design and operate a simulated research supercomputer.
3Tera Inc. has released a beta version of its "grid operating system" software that supports Microsoft Windows Server.