Storage I/O performance is the number one issue in HPC Systems for Big Data

HPC end users are elevating the discussion about data storage and recognizing the importance of storage I/O – not just compute – in an effort to hit the exascale threshold by the end of the decade according to the results of a DataDirect Networks (DDN) High Performance Computing (HPC) Trends survey.

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SGI and Extreme Networks partner

Extreme Networks, Inc. has announced an agreement with SGI (Nasdaq: SGI), the trusted leader in high performance computing (HPC) and Big Data, to be their select networking partner in order to provide comprehensive Hadoop solutions globally. SGI will include Extreme Networks’ Summit® X670 fixed Ethernet switches, with 10/40GbE capabilities, as part of its SGI Clusters for Hadoop. The integrated solution is designed to help customers harness valuable information and rapidly improves...

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K3 launches dedicated international hosting division

K3 Business Technology Group (K3) has launched a new IT consultancy division to deploy and manage secure cloud services all over the world with access to 300 international datacentres.

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Spectra Logic expands support of TS1140 Tape Drive Technology

Spectra Logic has announced the expanded availability of drives based on the design of the IBM TS1140 Tape Drive within its T-Series tape library family. In addition to its enterprise class T-Finity, Spectra will now offer TS1140-based drives with its T950 enterprise tape library and its T-Series T380 mid-range tape library. Spectra’s BlackPearl™ Deep Storage Appliance also supports the TS1140 tape drive technology. The high capacity TS1140 tape drive technology provides...

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DataCore Software launches EMEA Professional Services Group

Vendor drives channel demand for a value-added services and consultancy arm to deliver best-of-breed Storage Virtualisation consultancy and resources.

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Iceotope liquid-cooled supercomputer operates at 95 percent utilisation with near-perfect PUE

Iceotope has announced the installation of its next generation liquid-cooled servers inside the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) in Poland, a 3,200sq ft colocation facility offering shared HPC (High Performance Computing) services to scientists, universities and researchers from around the world. The installation is part of the European PRACE Research Project (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe) and was completed in June 2013. Since then, the Iceotope and PRACE teams...

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