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Episode 184: The Quest for Quantum Supremacy
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPCteam looks at the big three technologies of the day on the Hype curve: Machine Learning. The GTC conference is coming up, and we are seeing a continuing series of announcements like the high density deep learning server from Lamda Labs. Cryptocurrency. GPUs are in short supply as crypto miners…
Read MoreEpisode 183: A Look at the European Processor Initiative
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at the European Processor Initiative, an effort to design a build an exascale computer based around European technology. “According to an interview in Primeur Magazine with EPI project coordinator Philippe Notton from Atos, the project involves not only a processor, but an accelerator as well. Will it…
Read MoreEpisode 182: Diverging Chip Architectures in the Wake of Spectre and Meltdown
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPCteam looks at the tradeoff between chip performance and security. In the aftermath of the recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown exploits, Cryptograpy guru Paul Kocher from Rambus is calling for a divergence in processor architectures: The direction that we need to go as an industry though is …We need…
Read MoreEpisode 181: New Leadership at HPE
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at HPE’s new CEO, Antonio Neri, a longtime HPE executive who previously served as President of the company. As the number 1 server vendor in the HPC space, this change will be one to watch as we transition to the exascale era in the next five years or so.…
Read MoreEpisode 180: How NVIDIA’s new EULA Bans Consumer GPUs in the Datacenter
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at NVIDIA’s new EULA GeForce Software user license, which prohibits the use of consumer GPUs in the datacenter. We are not looking to beat up on anyone, but our focus is on what limitations this might mean for the industry: No Datacenter Deployment. The SOFTWARE is not…
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