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Benefits of Parallel File Systems for HPC Performance

By John Fragalla | October 14, 2011 at 1:53 pm | No comments

When architecting HPC storage solutions, there are really two options to look at:  a network file system (NFS) solution or a parallel file system.  For years NFS was the dominant protocol for sharing data between compute nodes because it was free and relatively...

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Would you be willing to trade your PC for an iPad?

Would you be willing to trade your PC for an iPad?

By Kong Son | February 11, 2011 at 9:56 am | No comments

We all have watched (or helped) the tablet market take-off over the past year. And it doesn’t take a long time standing in an Apple Store trying out an iPad to see why these devices are so popular! But does the popularity of tablets translate into the demise of the PC industry...

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