(Un)Obscured by Clouds — Applying Cloud Techniques to High Performance Systems Integration

In September 2021, the 77th HPC User Forum took place virtually. This update summarizes a presentation from that virtual conference given by Dr. Sean Peisert, computer security research lead and staff scientist and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He provided insights on security in high-performance computing environments, specifically about how emerging technologies and research can advance cybersecurity as an enabling capability as opposed to an impedance to optimal performance or other barrier for users.

The HPC User Forum was established in 1999 to promote the health of the global HPC industry and address issues of common concern to users. In September 2021, the 77th HPC User Forum took place virtually. This update summarizes a presentation from that virtual conference given by Dave Turek, the Chief Technology Officer at Catalog, a new company focused on biological computing. Turek provided insights on biological methods of storing information and how his team is seeking to help shift storage and compute paradigms and create tools to manage the recent and continuing explosion of useful data.