SC11: How this professor cleaned Watson’s clock IBM’s Watson supercomputer, or at least a simulation of it, is in Seattle this week for the SC11 supercomputer conference.… Read More
Video: Facebook’s ultra-efficient server, a guided tour I’ve been spending the afternoon at the SC11 supercomputer conference, taking place this week in Seattle, where one of the… Read More
Supercomputer in the cloud: Amazon lands on Top500 list Here’s a surprising name on the new list of the world’s fastest supercomputers: Amazon Web Services. Looking to promote its… Read More
Guest Post: Is Seattle the center of supercomputing? Supercomputers were once the exclusive province of government spy agencies, research labs and academics. The top computer makers were the… Read More
Cray hooks huge $188 million supercomputer contract with University of Illinois Leaders in the field of supercomputing are arriving in Seattle this week for SC11, one of the biggest confabs for… Read More
Watson in Seattle: Tips from Ken Jennings on beating IBM’s supercomputer A scaled-down version of IBM’s Watson will be in Seattle starting this weekend for the SC11 supercomputer conference, giving attendees… Read More
