The University of Louisville in Kentucky is a leading center for advanced
research, using the power of its computing cluster to help develop new
cancer drugs, find effective treatments for spinal cord injuries and develop
new solar cell materials.
Researchers engaged in scientific fields of study such as bioinformatics,
engineering and computational chemistry, however, did not always have a
centralized high-performance computing cluster to facilitate their work,
says Priscilla Hancock, Ph.D., vice president and chief information officer
at the University of Louisville.
Cloud Economics in Training and SimulationNane Kratzke
This slide presents a use case how to adopt IaaS cloud computing in higher education. It is shown that virtual labs can provide a more than 25 times cost advantage compared to classical dedicated on-premise in-house labs.
Thesis presentation: Middleware for Ubicomp - A Model Driven Development Appr...Till Riedel
With computers that will be interwoven into almost every industrial product like its nervous system (Steinbuch, 1966) we are already approaching what Weiser (1991) called Ubiquitous Computing, in terms of quantity, degree of embedding of computing systems in our life and work environment.
This thesis investigates model driven software development (MDSD) approach as a tool for contextual adaption of ubiquitous systems. Ubiquitous Systems (i.e. the embedded devices) are subject to changes that affect the execution of software. The systems are very heterogeneous and and the designer has to take a diverse set of plattforms and ressource constrained hardware into consideration.
By implementing a model driven development techniques for core problems of ubiquitous computing, namely distributed execution and heterogeneous communication in ubiquitous systems the work demonstrates that Model Driven Software Development of Ubiquitous Systems maybe used to solve the inherent contradiction between top-down and bottom-up development of networked embedded systems.
We propose the Bio-UnaGrid infrastructure to facilitate the automatic execution of intensive-computing workflows that require the use of existing application suites and distributed computing infrastructures. With Bio-UnaGrid, bioinformatics workflows are easily created and executed, with a simple click and in a transparent manner, on different cluster and grid computing infrastructures (line command is not used). To provide more processing capabilities, at low cost, Bio-UnaGrid use the idle processing capabilities of computer labs with Windows, Linux and Mac desktop computers, using a key virtualization strategy. We implement Bio-UnaGrid in a dedicated cluster and a computer lab. Results of performance tests evidence the gain obtained by our researchers.
Cloud Economics in Training and SimulationNane Kratzke
This slide presents a use case how to adopt IaaS cloud computing in higher education. It is shown that virtual labs can provide a more than 25 times cost advantage compared to classical dedicated on-premise in-house labs.
Thesis presentation: Middleware for Ubicomp - A Model Driven Development Appr...Till Riedel
With computers that will be interwoven into almost every industrial product like its nervous system (Steinbuch, 1966) we are already approaching what Weiser (1991) called Ubiquitous Computing, in terms of quantity, degree of embedding of computing systems in our life and work environment.
This thesis investigates model driven software development (MDSD) approach as a tool for contextual adaption of ubiquitous systems. Ubiquitous Systems (i.e. the embedded devices) are subject to changes that affect the execution of software. The systems are very heterogeneous and and the designer has to take a diverse set of plattforms and ressource constrained hardware into consideration.
By implementing a model driven development techniques for core problems of ubiquitous computing, namely distributed execution and heterogeneous communication in ubiquitous systems the work demonstrates that Model Driven Software Development of Ubiquitous Systems maybe used to solve the inherent contradiction between top-down and bottom-up development of networked embedded systems.
We propose the Bio-UnaGrid infrastructure to facilitate the automatic execution of intensive-computing workflows that require the use of existing application suites and distributed computing infrastructures. With Bio-UnaGrid, bioinformatics workflows are easily created and executed, with a simple click and in a transparent manner, on different cluster and grid computing infrastructures (line command is not used). To provide more processing capabilities, at low cost, Bio-UnaGrid use the idle processing capabilities of computer labs with Windows, Linux and Mac desktop computers, using a key virtualization strategy. We implement Bio-UnaGrid in a dedicated cluster and a computer lab. Results of performance tests evidence the gain obtained by our researchers.
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This white paper is the first in a series describing EMC IT’s initiative to move towards a private cloud-based infrastructure. It describes EMC’s IT computing strategy, how the strategy evolved, and the three steps in transitioning to the cloud. Happy reading!!!
In this deckfrom the 2017 DDN User Group meeting at ISC, Judit Planas, Postdoctoral Researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) presents I/O Challenges in Brain Tissue Simulation (IME Neuromapp).
Learn more: https://insidehpc.com/2017/08/video-io-challenges-brain-tissue-simulation/
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UnaCloud: an opportunistic cloud computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model implementation, which provides at lower cost, fundamental computing resources (processing, storage and networking) to run arbitrary software, including operating systems and applications.
What happens when one of the nation’s most prestigious universities needs a versatile new high-performance computing solution to help answer some of the world’s most complex scientific problems? They turn to IBM for solutions.Founded in 1764, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is theseventh-oldest college in the United States. Brown’s vibrant, diverse community includes 6,000 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, 400 medical school students, and nearly 700 faculty members. Brown students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
Research Management Solutions from Microsoft are smart and affordable platforms as well as tools that can help you create the ultimate community-based research platform. These solutions are very cost-effective and are powered by cutting-edge technology.
This is a talk I gave at a Northwestern University - Complete Genomics Workshop on April 21, 2011 about using clouds to support research in genomics and related areas.
Deployed two IBM®XIV®StorageSystems, using the built-in migration toolto move existing data with near-zerodowntime. Decommissioned the old systems, reducing data center costs.
Dear Students
Ingenious techno Solution offers an expertise guidance on you Final Year IEEE & Non- IEEE Projects on the following domain
JAVA
.NET
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
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MECHANICAL
MATLAB etc
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044-42046028 or 8428302179.
Ingenious Techno Solution
#241/85, 4th floor
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http://www.ingenioustech.in/
This white paper is the first in a series describing EMC IT’s initiative to move towards a private cloud-based infrastructure. It describes EMC’s IT computing strategy, how the strategy evolved, and the three steps in transitioning to the cloud. Happy reading!!!
In this deckfrom the 2017 DDN User Group meeting at ISC, Judit Planas, Postdoctoral Researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) presents I/O Challenges in Brain Tissue Simulation (IME Neuromapp).
Learn more: https://insidehpc.com/2017/08/video-io-challenges-brain-tissue-simulation/
and
http://ddn.com
Sign up for our insideHPC Newsletter: http://insidehpc.com/newsletter
UnaCloud: an opportunistic cloud computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model implementation, which provides at lower cost, fundamental computing resources (processing, storage and networking) to run arbitrary software, including operating systems and applications.
What happens when one of the nation’s most prestigious universities needs a versatile new high-performance computing solution to help answer some of the world’s most complex scientific problems? They turn to IBM for solutions.Founded in 1764, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is theseventh-oldest college in the United States. Brown’s vibrant, diverse community includes 6,000 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, 400 medical school students, and nearly 700 faculty members. Brown students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
Research Management Solutions from Microsoft are smart and affordable platforms as well as tools that can help you create the ultimate community-based research platform. These solutions are very cost-effective and are powered by cutting-edge technology.
This is a talk I gave at a Northwestern University - Complete Genomics Workshop on April 21, 2011 about using clouds to support research in genomics and related areas.
Deployed two IBM®XIV®StorageSystems, using the built-in migration toolto move existing data with near-zerodowntime. Decommissioned the old systems, reducing data center costs.
The University of Adelaide is a world-class tertiary education and research institution committed to delivering high quality and distinct learning, teaching and research experiences. A member of the Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s eight leading research universities, the University of Adelaide consistently ranks in the top
1 percent of universities worldwide. Over 25,000 students and 3,500 members of staff work across four main campuses.
When it needed a new supercomputer, it turned to Lenovo.
Cloud Computing :Technologies for Network-Based Systems - System Models for Distributed and Cloud Computing - Implementation Levels of Virtualization - Virtualization Structures/Tools and Mechanisms - Virtualization of CPU, Memory, and I/O Devices - Virtual Clusters and Resource Management - Virtualization for Data-Center Automation.
Learn about TerraEchos Kairos on IBM PowerLinux servers. A world leader in stream computing harnesses the power of real-time associative analytics for extreme
workflow optimization in the big data arena. For more information on Power Systems, visit http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
Visit http://on.fb.me/LT4gdu to 'Like' the official Facebook page of IBM India Smarter Computing.
This IBM Redpaper provides a brief overview of OpenStack and a basic familiarity of its usage with the IBM XIV Storage System Gen3. The illustration scenario that is presented uses the OpenStack Folsom release implementation IaaS with Ubuntu Linux servers and the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack. For more information on IBM Storage Systems, visit http://ibm.co/LIg7gk.
Visit http://bit.ly/KWh5Dx to 'Follow' the official Twitter handle of IBM India Smarter Computing.
Learn how all flash needs end to end Storage efficiency. For more information on IBM FlashSystem, visit http://ibm.co/10KodHl.
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Learn about vSphere Storage API for Array Integration on the IBM Storwize family. IBM Storwize V7000 Unified combines the block storage capabilities of Storwize V7000 with file storage capabilities into a single system for greater ease of management and efficiency. For more information on IBM Storage Systems, visit http://ibm.co/LIg7gk.
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Learn about IBM FlashSystem 840 and its complete product specification in this Redbook. FlashSystem 840 provides scalable performance for the most demanding enterprise class applications. IBM FlashSystem 840 accelerates response times with IBM MicroLatency to enable faster decision making. For more information on IBM FlashSystem, visit http://ibm.co/10KodHl.
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Learn about the IBM System x3250 M5,.The x3250 M5 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment, energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210746104/IBM-System-x3250-M5
This Redbook talks about the product specification of IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4. The NeXtScale nx360 M4 server provides a dense, flexible solution with a low total cost of ownership (TCO). The half-wide, dual-socket NeXtScale nx360 M4 server is designed for data centers that require high performance but are constrained by floor space. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210745680/IBM-NeXtScale-nx360-M4
Learn about IBM System x3650 M4 HD which is a 2-socket 2U rack-optimized server. This powerful system is designed for your most important business applications and cloud
deployments. Outstanding RAS and high-efficiency design improve your business environment and help save operational costs. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Here are the product specification for IBM System x3300 M4. This product can be managed remotely.The x3300 M4 server contains IBM IMM2, which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. The IMM2 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4. IBM System x iDataPlex is an innovative data center solution that maximizes performance and optimizes energy and space efficiency. The iDataPlex solution provides customers with outstanding energy and cooling efficiency, multi-rack level manageability, complete flexibility in configuration, and minimal deployment effort. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210744055/IBM-System-x-iDataPlex-dx360-M4
This Redbook talks through the benefits and product specification of IBM System x3500 M4. The x3500 M4 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path to 32 HDDs, with up to eight PCIe 3.0 slots and up to 768 GB of memory. A high-performance dual-socket tower server, the IBM System x3500 M4, can deliver the scalability, reliable performance, and optimized efficiency for your business-critical applications. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210742768/IBM-System-x3500-M4
Learn about system specification for IBM System x3550 M4. The x3550 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs. Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 12-core processors, up to 30 MB of L3 cache, and up to two 8 GT/s QPI interconnect links. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
Learn about IBM System x3650 M4. The x3650 M4 is an outstanding 2U two-socket business-critical server, offering improved performance and pay-as-you grow flexibility along with new features that improve server management capability. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210741926/IBM-System-x3650-M4
Learn about the product specification of IBM System x3500 M3. System x3500 M3 has an energy-efficient design which works in conjunction with the IMM to govern fan rotation based on the readings that it delivers. This saves money under normal conditions because the fans do not have to spin at high speed. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210741626/IBM-System-x3500-M3
Learn about IBM System x3400 M3. The x3400 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs, x3400 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements with these features. Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3400 M3. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about IBM System 3250 M3 which is a single-socket server that offers new levels of performance and flexibility
to help you respond quickly to changing business demands. Cost-effective and compact, it is well suited to small to mid-sized businesses, as well as large enterprises. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210740347/IBM-System-x3250-M3
Learn about IBM System x3200 M3 and its specifications. The System x3200 M3 features easy installation and management with a rich set of options for hard disk drives and memory. The efficient design helps to save energy and provide a better work environment with less heat and noise. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210739508/IBM-System-x3200-M3
Learn about the configuration of IBM PowerVC. IBM PowerVC is built on OpenStack that controls large pools of server, storage, and networking resources throughout a data center. IBM Power Virtualization Center provides security services that support a secure environment. Installation requires just 20 minutes to get a virtual machine up and running. For more information on Power Systems, visit http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
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Learn about Ibm POWER7 Virtualization Performance. PowerVM Lx86 is a cross-platform virtualization solution that enables the running of a wide range of x86 Linux applications on Power Systems platforms within a Linux on Power partition without modifications or recompilation of the workloads. For more information on Power Systems, visit http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210734237/A-Comparison-of-PowerVM-and-Vmware-Virtualization-Performance
Learn about IBM PureFlex Sytem and VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite. The IBM PureFlex System platform has been used to meet the hardware requirements in support of this reference architecture. All the components required to support vCloud Suite (including computing, networking, storage, and management interfaces). For more information on Pure Systems, visit http://ibm.co/J7Zb1v.
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Learn how x6: The sixth generation of EXA Technology is fast, agile and Resilient for Emerging Workloads from Alex Yost. Vice President, IBM PureSystems and System x
IBM Systems and Technology Group. x6 drives cloud and big data for enterprises by achieving insight faster thereby outperforming competitors. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
Building RAG with self-deployed Milvus vector database and Snowpark Container...Zilliz
This talk will give hands-on advice on building RAG applications with an open-source Milvus database deployed as a docker container. We will also introduce the integration of Milvus with Snowpark Container Services.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
20 Comprehensive Checklist of Designing and Developing a WebsitePixlogix Infotech
Dive into the world of Website Designing and Developing with Pixlogix! Looking to create a stunning online presence? Look no further! Our comprehensive checklist covers everything you need to know to craft a website that stands out. From user-friendly design to seamless functionality, we've got you covered. Don't miss out on this invaluable resource! Check out our checklist now at Pixlogix and start your journey towards a captivating online presence today.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...
Cardinal Research Cluster takes flight at University of Louisville
1. IBM Systems and Technology Education
Case Study
Cardinal Research Cluster
takes flight at University
of Louisville
With a high-performance IBM System x iDataPlex
solution
The University of Louisville in Kentucky is a leading center for advanced
Overview research, using the power of its computing cluster to help develop new
cancer drugs, find effective treatments for spinal cord injuries and develop
The need
new solar cell materials.
The University of Louisville needed
to expand its secure, centralized, high-
performance computing cluster to help Researchers engaged in scientific fields of study such as bioinformatics,
faculty and students conduct a wide engineering and computational chemistry, however, did not always have a
variety of computationally demanding
research.
centralized high-performance computing cluster to facilitate their work,
says Priscilla Hancock, Ph.D., vice president and chief information officer
The solution at the University of Louisville.
The school implemented
204 IBM System x® iDataPlex®
“When I arrived there wasn’t any central computing research capability,”
dx360 class servers with Intel® Xeon®
processors, IBM System Networking she explains. “What I sometimes say is that before our Cardinal Research
switches, Mellanox switches and four Cluster, all we offered was email.”
IBM System Storage® DS3500 Express
devices.
Not having a supercomputing resource meant academic departments
The benefit had to build or find their own computing nodes, explains Mike Dyre,
The IBM solution doubles the capacity director of research computing at the University of Louisville.
of the school’s supercomputer cluster,
delivers peak speeds of 40 teraflops,
and provides a flexible platform to drive “A researcher who didn’t have funding basically had nothing but a
advanced research and future innovation. desktop PC, or perhaps something in the department to use for doing
research,” says Dyre. “We had a very uneven implementation to do
research, and that’s why we established a centralized computer that’s
fairly large and accessible to everyone.”
A supercomputer built on IBM solutions, in two
phases
The university initially tapped federal grants to implement the school’s
first centralized and secure high-performance computing center in 2009,
says Hancock. Incorporating 312 IBM System x iDataPlex dx340 nodes,
2. IBM Systems and Technology Education
Case Study
the first phase of what became known as the Cardinal Research Cluster
delivered a much-needed dose of high-performance computing. And it
“I wanted a high- didn’t take long to reach 100 percent utilization. “I wanted a high-
performance computing performance computing cluster that would be used to the max, and that’s
cluster that would exactly what the university got with IBM,” says Hancock.
be used to the max, When additional funding came through for an expansion of the solution,
and that’s exactly a primary goal was to achieve greater efficiency and cost effectiveness
through a simplified networking and storage strategy. In both phases,
what the university researchers examined solutions from IBM and others. “When they voted
got with IBM.” on the proposals, IBM was the unanimous choice not just once, but
twice,” says Hancock. “Not only were all of the researchers unanimous in
—Priscilla Hancock, Ph.D., vice president their decision, all of them were happy. That was pretty amazing.”
and chief information officer, University
of Louisville The second phase expansion of the Cardinal Research Cluster included
204 IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 class servers featuring Intel Xeon
processors paired with IBM System Networking switches, Mellanox
switches and four IBM System Storage DS3500 Express devices.
IBM Business Partner Sumavi, Inc. assisted with systems integration
along with IBM STG Lab Services and Training.
“The thing that drew us and the faculty to IBM was the variety of com-
puting solutions they had,” says Dyre. “Other vendors wanted to sell us a
cluster, but IBM was able to offer a complete package that also integrated
the network and the storage as one entity.”
The resulting solution delivers 5,052 processing cores with between two
and four gigabytes of memory per core. Additional hardware components
include IBM System x3650 class servers, which function as the head
nodes for the System Storage DS3500 devices with 500 terabytes of
shared storage capacity, as well as fourteen general-purpose computation
on graphics processing unit (GPGPU) nodes to provide the cluster with
additional parallel processing capabilities.
On the software side, the Cardinal Research Cluster uses Red Hat Linux
and a range of specialized applications such as the MATLAB numerical
computing environment and the BLAST algorithm for comparing pri-
mary biological sequence information. Storage across the data center is
orchestrated with IBM General Purpose File System (GPFS™).
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Solution components needs
One of the most significant benefits of the solution is its ability to handle
Hardware
both massive parallel processing jobs, which involve rapid calculation, as
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IBM System x® iDataPlex® dx340 and
dx360 class servers well as high throughput jobs, where a large amount of addressable
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IBM System x3650 class servers memory is most critical, says Hancock.
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IBM System Storage®
DS3500 Express
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IBM System Networking switches In benchmark tests, the cluster has achieved peak speeds of
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Intel® Xeon® processors 40 teraflops—40 trillion floating point operations per second, says
Dyre. The new switches from IBM and Mellanox, meanwhile, have
Software
virtually eliminated any previous networking bottlenecks in the system.
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System (GPFS™)
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Red Hat Linux This has in turn freed up researchers to submit increasingly more com-
plex jobs. “We’ve more than doubled our capacity as far as the number
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of cores and we have more than tripled the storage capacity,” says Dyre.
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IBM STG Lab Services and Training
“And what’s great is that it’s being fully utilized. When we talk about
people submitting thousands of jobs, they literally submit 10,000 jobs at
once and so the cluster runs all the time. We’re not having any trouble
finding any people to use it.”
IBM gave University of Louisville a Shared University Research (SUR)
Award to help further its research efforts. This award includes the
donation of extra computing systems and gives the university access
to IBM engineers who work closely with the university’s IT staff to get
maximum performance from the supercomputer.
A partnership built on shared goals
Hancock says working with IBM has allowed her to provide university
researchers with everything they need to conduct important work such
as discovering new types of cancer drugs and treatments. And even after
the implementation was complete, IBM continues to be available.
“IBM gave us a very fair offer, they stayed with it from start to finish, and
they’re still here,” says Hancock. “IBM wants to make sure it works for
us. And even if something goes wrong, they have stayed at the table until
everyone is satisfied.”
Dyre couldn’t agree more: “I think we’re in a pretty good spot right now
with IBM. We’re happy with the product we have, we’re happy with the
service we’re getting, and we’re happy with the reps we have. What more
can you ask for?”
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