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Episode 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…
Read MoreEpisode 179: A Look at the Cryptocurrency Crash
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at the recent cryptocurrency crash and why prices for these coins is so volatile. After that, we do our Catch of the Week: Henry points us to a story about Boeing’s new autonomous drone that carry up to 500 pound packages for home delivery. Dan notes that, after…
Read MoreEpisode 178: Europe’s Big Investment in Exascale
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at European Commission’s recent move to fund exascale development with 1 Billion Euros. While Europe already had a number of exascale initiatives under way, this is a major step forward in that it puts up the money. Under a new legal and funding structure, the Commission’s…
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