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Category Archives: Grid Computing

HPC Pros Co-Located Conference at DAC 2020 Changes

Due to the unprecedented global impact of the novel corornavirus pandemic, the HPC Pros Board of Directors is announcing that this year's Co-Located Conference at DAC will not continue in person as originally planned.  In addition, the usual Evening Networking Event is cancelled. This was a difficult decision to make.  The CELUG conference has been [...]
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HPC Pros at DAC 2020: Innovate at Scale

DAC is the premier conference for learning about new technologies and advancements in practice for Engineering IT organizations.  In 2020, we're planning even more content and ways to connect than ever before to help you Innovate at Scale.  Some of the highlights of what's being planned now include: Workshops Hands-on sessions focused on solving the [...]
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Design Infrastructure Alley, CELUG Conference at DAC 2019!

Register Now!If you are planning on attending CELUG, simply register for CELUG and you will get floor / Design Infrastructure Alley access. If you are primarily interested in the Design Infrastructure Alley, be sure to sign up for the FREE "I Love DAC" promotion while it lasts and use promo code DACILDDM. Sunday Workshop, 8:00 [...]
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A Tale of Two Architectures (History of Semiconductor Computing, Part IV)

Where The World Is Heading Let's take a brief moment and take a look at one of the hottest topics in Information Technology today:  The Cloud. The Cloud is many a splendored thing.  It is a source of infinite resources.  It is a cost saving panacea.  It promises to reduce overhead.  It uses python, which [...]
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Chokepoints: Interest Payments on Technical Debt (History of Semiconductor Computing, Part III)

Choke Points -- Interest Payments on Technical Debt Now that we've reviewed "how we got here" in Part I and Part II, let's talk about the impact these forces have on the daily lives of IT Professionals and Engineers alike. Most of us are familiar, at least instinctually, with the concept of technical debt.  As [...]
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A Brief History Of Semiconductor Computing (Part I)

The Origin of the Species -- How Today's Semiconductor Environments Evolved The current paradigm for Semiconductor computing dates back to the 1990's.  It was a heady time for the industry -- the Internet was a nascent technology and PC's were becoming more commonplace in both businesses and homes.  There was growth everywhere for chip makers [...]
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