HPC
The Bespoke Supercomputing Architecture That Stood the Test of Time
In the history of computing, there has been an endless push and pull between the need for general-purpose versus fine-tuned custom systems and software. …
Anton
Compute
The Huge Payoff Of Extreme Co-Design In Molecular Dynamics
When money is really no object, and the budget negotiations involve taking a small slice of your personal net worth of $7.5 billion out of one pocket and putting it into another, and you have the technical chops to understand the complexities of molecular dynamics, and have a personal mission to cure disease, then you can build any damned supercomputer you want. …
HPC
The Evolution of NAMD: A Scalability Story from Single-Core to GPU Boosted
On today’s episode of “The Interview” with The Next Platform, we take a look at the evolution of the NAMD molecular dynamics and how the introduction of GPU computing upended performance expectations and set the stage for new metrics now that the Volta GPU architecture will be available on large supercomputers like the Summit machine coming to Oak Ridge National Lab. …
Compute
A MapReduce Accelerator to Tackle Molecular Dynamics
Novel architectures are born out of necessity and for some applications, including molecular dynamics, there have been endless attempts to push parallel performance. …
Compute
Anton Sequel Makes Stronger Case for Custom Supercomputing
D.E. Shaw Research, the company founded by quantitative finance pioneer, professor, and entrepreneur, David E. …