We all know what FOMO is, but have you heard of FOCL: Fear of the Command Line? OK, maybe I made that up, but many who might want to take advantage of high-performance computing resources, such as Firebird, are deterred … Continue reading Open OnDemand: A Web Gateway to Firebird
A perennial question of the last several years is: “When will quantum computing be ready for prime time?” Honestly, many IT professionals in mid-career or later hope that the answer is “not soon,” especially since the technology isn’t the easiest … Continue reading Quantum Computing: Coming Later to a Data Center Near You?
ITS will be offering HPC 101 on Monday, September 30, 2024, and it is open to anyone from the Swarthmore community. The purpose of this event is to introduce attendees to high-performance computing (HPC), with a focus on the general … Continue reading Upcoming HPC 101 Event
For more than a year, Swarthmore and Lafayette College have been working on an ambitious plan to merge our respective high-performance computing (HPC) environments. After much hard work on the part of extensive teams at both institutions, we are pleased … Continue reading Firebird Rising
You may not know the term “hyperscaler,” but you certainly know who they are: Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. These companies have stratospheric market caps and spend billions on AI and cloud computing annually. Their combined influence and spending … Continue reading Effects of Hyperscalers on Research Computing
As 2023 comes to a close, it is worth reflecting on ways in which Strelka remains the focus of Swarthmore’s research computing infrastructure. Our flagship high-performance computing cluster has undergone substantial upgrades to its capabilities, and has also been used … Continue reading Strelka: The Year in Review
