In this slidecast, Andrew Jones from NAG discusses the lessons learned from over 40 supercomputing procurements. NAG has announced plans to launch an impartial HPC technology intelligence and analysis subscription service at SC15. Developed in partnership with Red Oak Consulting, the NAG HPC Technology Intelligence Service will deliver technology insight and risk-reduction to help HPC buyers and users make better decisions and optimize their HPC investments. Watch the video presentation: http://wp.me/p3RLHQ-eIn

1. Experts in numerical software and
High Performance Computing
Selected lessons from
40+ HPC strategy/acquisition projects
InsideHPC Podcast
November 2015
Andrew Jones
Vice-President HPC Consulting & Services
Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) Ltd./Inc.
@hpcnotes

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HPC Expertise + Experience
45+ years
Independent, non-profit
HPC,
algorithms,
software engineering
Consulting + Services
+ Training + Software Products
20+ years
Independent
HPC,
project delivery,
secure projects
Consulting + Services

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Develop/review
HPC strategy
How do I compare
with best practice
in HPC?
Ensure best value
when buying a
HPC system
Make my code
go faster
Make my code
better
Evaluate & adopt
new technologies
(GPU, Phi, …)
HPC User Support
Services
HPC project
management
Integrate
HPC expertise
into my team

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Introduction
to HPC
Users Guide
to HPC
Fortran, C, C++ MPI, OpenMP
Python
Xeon Phi, GPUs,
CUDA, OpenCL
Debugging,
Profiling
& Optimisation
HPC Software
Development
Best Practice
Essential HPC
for the R&D
manager
HPC
Acquisition
Benchmarking
Service
Planning &
Delivery

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UK, USA, Europe,
Africa, Middle East,
Australia, Asia, …
Industry
Government
Academia
Advise on customer
project sizes from
O($100k) to O($100m)
Nearly $1bn
total projected budget
of projects advised by
NAG + Red Oak
40+ HPC strategy/acquisition consulting projects
delivered by the team from NAG + Red Oak Consulting

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SELECTED LESSONS
In no particular order …

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develop
strategy
validate it
investment
case
market
research
infrastructure
planning
procurement
planning
secure
funding
procurement
infrastructure
works
commission
acceptance
testing
user service &
support
measure reporting prove value …

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Experience matters.
Don’t rely on “how hard can it be?”
Ask for help.
Benefit from mistakes & successes of others.

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EXPERTS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING,
ALGORITHMS AND NUMERICAL SOFTWARE
Results Matter. Trust NAG.
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@hpcnotes (Andrew Jones)