The HPC Podcast #12 -- Intel Python (and Supercomputing 15!)
Written on February 11, 2016 by Chris StephensDon and I sit down after a holiday hiatus to talk about an interesting development. Intel has announced they are going to maintain a build of Python. Good news for a language that has been around for a long time. We also discuss our time at Supercomputing 2015 and FPGAs.
The HPC Podcast #11 -- Skylake Launches
Written on August 5, 2015 by Chris StephensIn this episode of the HPC Podcast, Chris and Don discuss today's launch of the first Skylake chips from Intel.
PGI Releases Free Compilers to Academia - The HPC Podcast #10
Written on July 16, 2015 by Chris StephensIn this episode, Don and Chris discuss the release of PGI compliers, with OpenACC support, to the academic community for free and the release of Windows 10 RTM.
HPC and Cloud Growth
Written on June 29, 2015 by Chris StephensIn this episode of The HPC Podcast, Chris and Don discuss the iPhone as a catalyst for the technologies that power the cloud and HPC.
The HPC Podcast #8 -- Phi Blowout, SuperVessel and Pain
Written on June 23, 2015 by Chris StephensEpisode #8 of The HPC Podcast, sponsored by Puget Systems. In this episode we discuss the amazing deal on Phi and Parallel Studios, the new -- and free -- OpenPOWER R&D platform and our personal versions of pain.
The HPC Podcast #7 -- An update on Xeon Phi
Written on June 19, 2015 by Chris StephensDon and I give you an update on Xeon Phi and make the argument: developers should be tinkering with it NOW!
The HPC Podcast #6 -- Intel buys Altera
Written on June 8, 2015 by Chris StephensIn this episode, Chris and Don explore the recent acquisition of Altera, by Intel for $16.7 billion in cash. The possibilities for developers are interesting, and the implications for OpenPOWER even more so.
HPC Podcast #5 -- The Afternoon Ramble
Written on May 15, 2015 by Chris StephensWe typically record our podcast in the mid-morning -- when we are awake and can produce a coherent thought. Not today. Enjoy.
The HPC Podcast Officially Debuts with Episode #4!
Written on May 1, 2015 by Chris StephensPuget Systems is proud to sponsor a project called The HPC Podcast. Check out this blog post to see what it is about and where to find it.
HPC Podcast #3 -- GTC Recap
Written on April 10, 2015 by Chris StephensDon and Chris come back from GTC impressed and ready to give you the scoop on what they learned. Topics discussed include: the GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Titan-X, CUDA, OpenPOWER and OpenACC.
HPC Podcast #2 -- GTC Claim Chowder
Written on March 12, 2015 by Chris StephensThe GPU Technology Conference is next week and we we make some claim chowder. NVIDIA, IBM, OpenPOWER, Intel, Mellanox....we talk about them all!
HPC Podcast #1 -- The Pilot
Written on March 3, 2015 by Chris StephensThis is the pilot episode of the HPC Podcast. This week Don explains how he got a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M working on one of Puget Systems' Traverse Pro laptops. We also talk Linux flavors and the joy of blowing out your system and starting over.