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HPC Platform Futures. John Vert HPC Development Manager Microsoft Corporation. Multicore is Mainstream. Abundant hardware resources change some of the traditional OS tradeoffs New programming models and tools
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HPC Platform Futures John Vert HPC Development Manager Microsoft Corporation
Multicore is Mainstream • Abundant hardware resources change some of the traditional OS tradeoffs • New programming models and tools • Platform and tools need to be composable and scalable from desktop to server to cluster to cloud
HPC As A Service • Opportunities for significant improvements in management & facilities costs • Value-add service, not just raw CPU cycles • Data islands where you can send your computation
Virtualization • Software infrastructure agility • Legacy code migration • Transparent checkpoint • Preemption & migration
HPC Melding into the Larger Enterprise IT infrastructure HPC As A Service Leverage Economies of Scale Virtualization Hardware Consolidation Multi - core Value Add Opportunity Programming Models & Tools Composable Infrastructure Software Agility