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20 February 2013

Hidden relationships in extreme data — Sherlock investigates

A new graph analytics appliance – Sherlock – is designed to speed up the modeling process and open doors to a wide range of scientific research. Launched in February, Sherlock will enable scientists and researchers to better understand the often hidden, complex relationships in big data.

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One million cores: A breakthrough in CFD simulation

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations can easily generate 100+ terabytes of data. Scientists and engineers depend on supercomputers with hundreds of thousands of computing cores to solve the complex equations involved. Read about successful simulations breaking the million-core barrier.

Amber Harmon
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Interview: Gerhard Wellein

ISC'13 keynote speaker Gerhard Wellein on how he got into supercomputing and why parallel programming is just like going for a run.

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Computer engineers at CERN last week announced that the CERN data center has recorded over 100 petabytes of physics data over the last 20 years.

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