June 2, 2021

Nvidia Expands Its Certified Server Models, Unveils DGX SuperPod Subscriptions at Computex 2021

Nvidia is busy this week at the virtual Computex 2021 Taipei technology show, announcing an expansion of its nascent Nvidia-certified server program, a range of new Nvidia BlueField DPU-equipped server models and the coming availability of its Base Command Platform which will include a subscription option for its DGX SuperPods so customers can give them a try.
February 24, 2021

Hyperion Research Releases Worldwide Study of HPC Buyers and Users

Hyperion Research today announced that the new, sixth edition of its worldwide study of high performance computing (HPC) buyers and users is now available for purchase. The study details the resources, practices and purchasing intent of a large, representative group of 194 government, academic and industrial HPC data centers in 26 countries that together host nearly 2,000 HPC systems (28% of the centers manage more than 15 systems each). As always, Hyperion Research placed special emphasis on the private sector, to enable drilling down into specific industries.
December 11, 2020

At SC20: Hyperion Sees COVID HPC Impact Sharp but Short; HPE in Server Lead; Aurora 12+/- Months Late; Cloud HPC Heating Up

One thing – another thing – regular SC conference attendees have to do without this pandemic year is industry analyst firm Hyperion Research’s annual HPC market update breakfast, always held in a large hotel function room before a well-fed, SRO crowd. Instead, Hyperion delivered its update virtually, and much of the discussion, not surprisingly, revolved around COVID-19’s impact on HPC industry revenue and end-user strategies.
December 11, 2020

Hyperion Research: COVID-19 Changing the Global 2020 HPC Market Landscape

Before the COVID-19 pandemic essentially stopped the world in its tracks in March, the global HPC server market was expected to grow from $13.7 billion in 2019 to $14.5 billion in 2020, according to estimates from Hyperion Research. Things since then have certainly changed, with Hyperion’s latest November forecast calling for global HPC server revenue for 2020 of $11.9 billion, a 17.9 percent decline from its earlier estimate, led by the global business shrinkage due to the devastating pandemic.
September 22, 2020

IBM, CQC Enable Cloud-based Quantum Random Number Generation

IBM and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) have partnered to achieve progress on one of the major business aspirations for quantum computing – the goal of generating verified, truly random numbers that can be used for a wide range of scientific, research and business tasks. Certified, verified random or nature-based numbers aren’t possible using classical computers, which only generate numbers based on specific patterns.