Grid computing, supercomputer and utility computing

MUST READ Learning Guide: Grid computing LEARNING GUIDE - This learning guide puts all grid computing related news, advice, whitepapers, and other resources at your fingertips. High performance computing fast guide GUIDE - In this guide to implementing high performance computing (HPC), find news, tips and advice on data center applications for supercomputing. PNNL seeks supercomputer to battle radioactive plume ARTICLE - Pacific Northwest National Labs is replacing its four-year-old supercomputer. Its replacement will be used to tackle environmental remediation and sustainable energy. Does the mainframe play a role in grid computing? TIP - A grid computing effort that includes the mainframe can focus on improving grid robustness and introducing mission-critical applications to the grid.

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	Google et al. pitch cloud computing to wary IT pros SearchDataCenter.com | 12 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - Google, Amazon and Salesforce.com touted cloud computing and challenged CIOs' concerns about security, cloud lock-in and a lack of standards at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference.

	AMD releases quad-core Opterons for two-, four- and eight-socket systems SearchDataCenter.com | 09 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - AMD's new Opteron quad-core processors for four- and eight-way systems are designed for high-performance computing applications on scaled-up x86 servers.

	HP intros RAM- and CPU- packed blade for cloud computing, HPC SearchDataCenter.com | 29 May 2008 ARTICLE - HP has introduced a new blade server with more CPU and RAM than its other blade server models for more intensive workloads and the cloud computing space.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 12

	Linux clusters vs. grids Submitted By: SearchEnterpriseLinux.com | 09 Apr 2007 TIP - Can Linux clusters outperform grid computing? Expert Ken Milberg compares them -- covering Beowulf, HPC, Linux Virtual Server -- and chooses a winner.

	Does the mainframe play a role in grid computing? Submitted By: SearchDataCenter.com | 20 Sep 2006 TIP - A grid computing effort that includes the mainframe can focus on improving grid robustness and introducing mission-critical applications to the grid.

	Infiniband update: Manageability and vendor support Submitted By: SearchDataCenter.com | 09 Aug 2006 TIP - Infiniband is being pushed into the data center, especially for shops clustering servers for high-transaction applications.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 5

	High performance computing fast guide SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Jun 2007 GUIDE - In this guide to implementing high performance computing (HPC), find news, tips and advice on data center applications for supercomputing.

	A grid glossary: Top 30 terms SearchDataCenter.com | 15 Mar 2006 GLOSSARY - This page puts the top 30 grid-related terms into one easy glossary.

	Learning Guide: Grid computing SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Mar 2006 LEARNING GUIDE - This learning guide puts all grid computing related news, advice, whitepapers, and other resources at your fingertips.

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BEST WEB LINKS: 1 - 3 of 5

	Face-off: IBM's on-demand computing SearchCIO.com | 08 Mar 2004 BEST WEB LINK - Utopia or just a computing pipe dream? Our editors debate the pros and cons of IBM's on-demand computing initiative.

	Data center group issues utility computing spec ServerWatch.com | 25 May 2004 BEST WEB LINK - In an effort to unify disparate hardware and software specifications in the data center to truly take advantage of utility computing, the Data Language Markup Language (DCML) Organization has issued a utility computing ...

	Utility computing: A reality check and prescription for success SearchCIO.com | 04 Nov 2004 BEST WEB LINK - Utility computing can be defined as the automated deployment and management of computing power and applications on an on-demand basis.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 12

	Blue Cloud 31 May 2008 WORD - Blue Cloud is an approach to shared infrastructure developed by IBM. The goal of IBM's Blue Cloud is to provide services that automate fluctuating demands for IT resources. The set of all the connections involved is sometimes ...

	IBM Roadrunner 19 Nov 2007 WORD - Roadrunner is the fastest supercomputer in the world, twice as fast as Blue Gene and six times as fast as any of the other current supercomputers. IBM developed Roadrunner for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New ...

	Linpack benchmark 28 Nov 2005 WORD - The Linpack benchmark is a method of measuring the floating point rate of execution of a computer by running a program that solves a system of linear equations. Linpack was originally developed by Jack Dongarra to give ...

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