Issue 151 December 2016/January 2017 CONTENTS
Laboratory informatics Leaving a legacy
Robert Roe investigates the importance of upgrading legacy laboratory informatics systems and the benefits this provides to scientists
Informatics news
A round-up of the latest significant news stories in laboratory informatics Applications
Digging geothermals Fortissimo service to broker resources
Te Fortissimo marketplace and its parent company emerged from a successful EU-funded initiative, writes Robert Roe
High-performance computing Precision medicine takes centre stage
Robert Roe reports from the SC16 conference, where he discovered that machine learning and HPC technology is driving advances
Managing a modern HPC cluster Tooling up for exascale A question of scale
Tim Gillett meets the Jülich Supercomputing Centre's Norbert Attig and Tomas Eickermann
The new age of Aquarius David Yipp, of OFC, provides a timely update on the HPC processor market
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Bright Computing's Lionel Gibbons on how the use of cluster management soſtware can help to manage data centre resources
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Robert Roe investigates European projects focusing on preparing today’s supercomputers and HPC programmers for exascale
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Gemma Church investigates how simulation and modelling de-risks the detection and extraction of geothermal energy resources.
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HPC IS NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS
Tis issue of Scientific Computing World is firmly rooted in HPC. On page 16 Tim Gillett investigates the Fortissimo project, which includes a platform for brokering high-performance computing services aimed at modelling and simulation users. On page 12, Gemma Church looks at the use
of modelling and simulation soſtware for power generation with a feature reviewing the latest developments in geothermal power and fracking. Our dedicated HPC coverage starts on page 19,
where I report on the major US supercomputing conference, SC16. Tis year’s report focuses on the plenary session, which saw experts from across HPC and medicine explain the importance of HPC to future healthcare initiatives such as ‘Cancer Moonshot’. Te HPC section also includes contributed
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articles from two industry experts. On Page 22 Bright Computing’s Lionel Gibbons explores the use of cluster management soſtware and its role in accelerating the next generation of HPC technology. On Page 28 OCF’s David Yip gives his take on the HPC processor market – can Intel retain its dominance? On page 24 I look at the role of programming
frameworks and their importance in programming exascale HPC systems. To further corroborate this, on page 26 we have the HPC profile from the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. Its focus is on creating highly scalable computing systems – including its High-Q Club, which aims to scale applications to all 28 racks of their flagship supercomputer. I would also like to wish our readers a Merry
Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2017. Hopefully, you will return aſter the holiday period rejuvenated and with a fresh copy of Scientific Computing World!
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