WhatsNewAtSun

New HPC/MCAE NetTalk

A new Sun NetTalk about Sun and manfuacturing companies is available at: Mfg NetTalk

Posted at 11:32AM Mar 04, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

TACC Done

The dedication ceremony at TACC on Feb. 22 was great. I was there. Check it out at: TACC Ceremony Videos at: Opening Ceremony

Posted at 12:48PM Feb 27, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Thoughts on SGI and LNXI

It was interesting to see that SGI will acquire the assets and some employees from LinuxNetworx. There has been a number of analysts writing about this. A really good summary and writeup at: HPC Wire

Posted at 10:11AM Feb 19, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

New HPC Job Openings

There are new HPC job openings at Sun. Please check out - HPC Architect and another one HPC Architect Visit Sun HPC Web site

Posted at 09:08PM Feb 13, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

HPC and Sun Constellation System at SAS

At the recent Sun Analyst Summit in San Francisco, John Fowler held a session on the Sun Constellation System. Sun Constellation System You can view all of the presentations at: Sun SAS 2008 Event And dont forget to visit Sun's HPC Web site

Posted at 08:00AM Feb 08, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

TACC Ranger Goes Live

The TACC Ranger system is alive and available for those who qualify. Read an excellent summary at: Marc Hamilton's blog

Posted at 08:00AM Feb 07, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Great MCAE Results

Recent benchmarks show that the Sun Blade X6250, based on Intel Xeon processors is running popular MCAE codes very, very fast. From the Sun HPC web site , go to Performance Leadership in HPC: View Benchmarks , on the right side, and then look at the X6250 ones.

Posted at 12:12PM Feb 06, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

MCAE Seminars in India

Sun will be having 2 MCAE Seminars in India next week. Pune (Feb. 12) and Chennai (Feb. 15). Check out the HPC calendar at SUN HPC Web site

Posted at 08:00AM Feb 05, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Upcoming Events

There are a number of HPC related events that will be happening soon, in the next couple of months. In late February, there will be the TACC Dedication Ceremony. This is one of the largest concentrations of compute power on the planet. We will post some images an information about TACC as soon as we can after the Feb. 22 ceremony. Make sure to visit the SUN HPC Web site

Posted at 08:36AM Feb 04, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

New on www.sun.com/hpc

On SUN HPC Web Site we have added a Lustre White Paper. Check it out.

Posted at 08:27AM Feb 01, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Videos from SC 2007

Check out the videos from SC 2007, the premier HPC event. SC 2007 Videos

Posted at 08:52AM Jan 31, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[1]

Blackbox is cool

Check out the announcement today regarding the Project Blackbox. Great for HPC applications.

Posted at 01:15PM Jan 29, 2008 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Feb. 9, 2007

It was a greaet week for Sun. From what I heard, the Sun Analyst Summit was overflowing with enthusiasm, and we could watch most if it internal at Sun. The execs were great with their talks. We are on the rigth track.

Posted at 09:25AM Feb 09, 2007 by SunConstellationSystem in Sun  |  Comments[0]