Open Workflow Management Standards and Univa Grid Engine In many fields of research, workflow management systems are used to automate the execution of multi-step processes. Applications include bioinformatics (for pipeline management), medical imaging and astronomy. The diversity of workflow tools can…
While there are many benefits to leveraging the cloud for HPC, there are challenges as well. Along with security and cost, data handling is consistently identified as a top barrier. Data requirements vary by application, datasets are often large, and…
We are excited to announce a new website that is open to the HPC community – HPCCloudMigration.com. This website is something that the Univa team created, and we hope it will serve as a useful resource for HPC users across…
Why planning for flexibility is the key to success Over the past two years, we’ve seen a dramatic acceleration in cloud adoption for HPC. This is validated by our 2018 Univa customer survey where 61% of respondents indicated that they…
GPUs play an important role in HPC accelerating applications from molecular dynamics to deep learning. In previous articles, we’ve discussed how Univa Grid Engine supports efficient scheduling of GPU resources. We’ve also covered Univa Grid Engine support for Docker and…
We recently had the pleasure of meeting with Gary Smith of Vertex, a life sciences company in Boston. Gary is an HPC Engineer and is using Univa Grid Engine for workload management and bursting to Amazon from their on-premise cluster….
Dubbed “The Premier AI Conference”, NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) opens its doors in San Jose from March 17 to 21, 2019. This conference series is absolutely jam-packed with opportunities around every corner: training, speakers, workshops, events, plus direct access…
Building a million core cluster isn’t easy, but here are some tips to help set you on the right path to achieving extreme scale HPC When Amazon approached us to build another one million core cluster, this time with a…
The Rice Oil & Gas High Performance Computing Conference, hosted annually (this is year 12) at Rice University in Houston, Texas, is the premier networking and learning event for HPC in the oil and gas industry. Several hundred participants from…
A primer on using Univa Grid Engine with GPU-aware applications In Part I of this two-part article, I provided a short primer on GPUs, explained how they are used in HPC and AI, and covered some of the challenges users…
