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Nov ’17 Followup: Gap Between Research and Industry HPC in Ireland Widens

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Brett

Despite the recent headlines that Ireland now ranks highest in number of Top500 supercomputers per capita, we have continued our steep fall on the research High Performance Computing stage – a trajectory that has been highlighted on several occasions. It … Continue reading →

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9th Irish Supercomputer List: Ireland #1 in Top500 Supercomputers per capita

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Brett

Also a must read for more insightful stats: Nov ’17 Followup: Gap Between Research and Industry HPC in Ireland Widens The 9th Irish Supercomputer List was released today featuring two new world-class supercomputers. This is the first time that Ireland … Continue reading →

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Inside Australia’s Supercomputing Journey

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Brett

ComputerWeekly.com’s Aaron Tan just published a good article on Australia’s Supercomputing Journey. It is well worth a read, particularly if you are intereseted in the efforts of the less prominent countries on the Top500. For reference, below is the number … Continue reading →

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8th Irish Supercomputer List: Irish HPC capacity more than doubles again

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Brett

The 8th Irish Supercomputer List was released today, featuring two new Top500-class machines. The new entrants, from an undisclosed software company, feature at spots 196 and 197 on the 49th Top500 Supercomputer List, each with a Linpack Rmax of 819.16 … Continue reading →

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ISL Welcomes Paddy Doyle to Advisory Committee

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Brett

The Irish Supercomputer List extends a warm welcome to Paddy Doyle who is now on the ISL Advisory Committee. Paddy works in the Research IT Support unit (formerly TCHPC) in Trinity College Dublin, where he has contributed to a number of … Continue reading →

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ISL’s Dr John Regan advances supermassive black hole research

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Brett

Dr. John Regan, an astrophysicist and founding member of the Irish Supercomputer List has provided an explanation for how supermassive black holes got so massive, so early in our universe. The existence of such massive black holes so early in … Continue reading →

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10 years of Irish supercomputing: What has changed? – SiliconRepublic

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Brett

Here is an article reflecting on 10 years of ICHEC (The Irish Centre for High-End Computing) from our friends at SiliconRepublic.com: 10 years of Irish supercomputing: What has changed?. Certainly a lot has changed, but the article hits on something that … Continue reading →

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Irish researchers make quantum computing breakthrough

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Brett

A researcher and his team at Tyndall National Institute in Cork have made a breakthrough that could enable the use of quantum computers sooner than expected. The result which could have a serious impact on the future of computing was achieved … Continue reading →

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List #7 – Three years of the Irish Supercomputer List

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Brett

The Irish Supercomputer List is celebrating three years this month.  List #7 (November 2016) shows no change since the massive changes last June (List #6) where there were six new machines, with three in the Top500, and a doubling of … Continue reading →

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93 Petaflops for China, and 1 for Ireland too

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Brett

The 47th Top500 supercomputer list was released on June 20 revealing a brand-new and 100% indigenous 93 petaflop Chinese number one. The Sunway TaihuLight is three times faster than the long-reigning but now number two Tianhe-2. It has a total of … Continue reading →

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