Synopsis
Each week, Intersect360 Research CEO Addison Snell and analyst Michael Feldman dissect the week's top HPC stories.
Episodes
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![Episode 227: DOE Launches Summit Supercomputer US Poised to Reclaim TOP500 Lead]()
Episode 227: DOE Launches Summit Supercomputer; US Poised to Reclaim TOP500 Lead
13/06/2018 Duration: 18minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the Summit news out of Oak Ridge and its probable impact on the TOP500 list.
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![Episode 226: NVIDIA Intros New GPU Reference Platform Intel Unveils Optane Memory Modules]()
Episode 226: NVIDIA Intros New GPU Reference Platform; Intel Unveils Optane Memory Modules
07/06/2018 Duration: 18minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman talk AI, Optane, and NVIDIA's "secret sauce.”
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![Episode 225: Intel Updates AI Strategy Big Claims from New Chip Startup]()
Episode 225: Intel Updates AI Strategy; Big Claims from New Chip Startup
01/06/2018 Duration: 18minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze this week's top HPC stories, including Intel’s AI push and a new player in the chip arena.
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![Episode 224: Intel Launches New Xeon-FPGA Hybrid Google Raises Bar on Natural Language AI]()
Episode 224: Intel Launches New Xeon-FPGA Hybrid; Google Raises Bar on Natural Language AI
30/05/2018 Duration: 15minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman examine Intel’s latest offering and the evolution of natural-language AI at Google.
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![Episode 223: Cavium Finally Releases ThunderX2 Chips Google Unveils Third-Generation TPU]()
Episode 223: Cavium Finally Releases ThunderX2 Chips; Google Unveils Third-Generation TPU
23/05/2018 Duration: 14minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze this week's produce announcements from Cavium and Google.
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![Episode 222: Eni Flexes Muscles on New Supercomputer New Systems in Belgium and Australia]()
Episode 222: Eni Flexes Muscles on New Supercomputer; New Systems in Belgium and Australia
16/05/2018 Duration: 14minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze new HPC installations in Italy, Belgium and Australia and predict where they may appear on next month’s TOP500 list.
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![Episode 221: DOE Takes Earth Modeling to Exascale UK Bets Big On AI]()
Episode 221: DOE Takes Earth Modeling to Exascale; UK Bets Big On AI
04/05/2018 Duration: 17minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the DOE's exascale whole-earth model announcement and the UK's AI initiative.
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![Episode 220: Cray Introduces EPYC Supercomputers HPE Supplies ARMs to UK]()
Episode 220: Cray Introduces EPYC Supercomputers; HPE Supplies ARMs to UK
21/04/2018 Duration: 16minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze Cray's EPYC introduction and HPE's UK ARM move.
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![Episode 219: DOE Opens RFP for Exascale Up to $1.8 Billion for CORAL-2]()
Episode 219: DOE Opens RFP for Exascale; Up to $1.8 Billion for CORAL-2
13/04/2018 Duration: 16minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the DOE’s newly-announced RFP for U.S. Exascale projects.
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![Episode 218: Paderborn Selects Cray FPGA Cluster RIKEN Taps Matsuoka as Center Director]()
Episode 218: Paderborn Selects Cray FPGA Cluster; RIKEN Taps Matsuoka as Center Director
06/04/2018 Duration: 13minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze Paderborn's selection of Cray for its FPGA cluster and RIKEN's selection of Satoshi Matsuoka as Center Director.
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![Episode217: AI, Graphics, and Scientific Computing All Things GPU at GTC18]()
Episode217: AI, Graphics, and Scientific Computing; All Things GPU at GTC18
02/04/2018 Duration: 17minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman review the news from NVIDIA's GTC18 conference.
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![Episode 216: IBM Bets the House on AI in Las Vegas Cray Wins Bid for Fusion Science Supercomputer]()
Episode 216: IBM Bets the House on AI in Las Vegas; Cray Wins Bid for Fusion Science Supercomputer
28/03/2018 Duration: 14minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss IBM's focus on AI at the IBM Think Conference, plus Cray's Fusion Science supercomputer win.
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![Episode 215: Google Targets Quantum Supremacy Brain Simulation Gets Ready for Exascale]()
Episode 215: Google Targets Quantum Supremacy; Brain Simulation Gets Ready for Exascale
22/03/2018 Duration: 14minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the advent of quantum and brain mapping in HPC.
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![Episode 214: Lenovo Launches New HPC Platform White House Floats Budget for Exascale]()
Episode 214: Lenovo Launches New HPC Platform; White House Floats Budget for Exascale
07/03/2018 Duration: 12minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze this week's top HPC news, including Lenovo's new water-cooled HPC system and the latest US Exascale project budget.
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![Episode 213: Google Rents Out TPUs Cray Financials Take a Nosedive]()
Episode 213: Google Rents Out TPUs; Cray Financials Take a Nosedive
21/02/2018 Duration: 18minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze Google's latest move and what Cray's financials say about the HPC industry.
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![Silicon Photonics, 64-bit ARM, and Singularity Containers New Startups Take On HPC and Hyperscale]()
Silicon Photonics, 64-bit ARM, and Singularity Containers; New Startups Take On HPC and Hyperscale
17/02/2018 Duration: 16minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the offerings and outlook for several new HPC startups.
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![Episode 211: China to Defend TOP500 Title Samsung Launches Challenge to Intel Operations]()
Episode 211: China to Defend TOP500 Title; Samsung Launches Challenge to Intel Operations
09/02/2018 Duration: 13minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss China's bid to stay atop the TOP500 list and Samsung's surprising takeover of the #1 chip supplier spot.
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![Episode 210: DOE Solicits Projects for Mystery Exascale Architecture Atos Gets Big Win in Germany]()
Episode 210: DOE Solicits Projects for Mystery Exascale Architecture; Atos Gets Big Win in Germany
31/01/2018 Duration: 16minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman ponder the DOE's mystery Aurora architecture and Atos' 12-Petaflop German installation.
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![Multi-petaflop installations in Italy and India AI Bests Humans at Reading Comprehension]()
Multi-petaflop installations in Italy and India; AI Bests Humans at Reading Comprehension
24/01/2018 Duration: 14minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze this week's big HPC stories, including two new Petaflop installations and a big leap forward for AI.
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![Episode 208: What Meltdown and Spectre Mean for HPC Intel Plays Catch-Up in Quantum Computing]()
Episode 208: What Meltdown and Spectre Mean for HPC; Intel Plays Catch-Up in Quantum Computing
18/01/2018 Duration: 16minAddison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, plus news on Intel's quantum computing push.
