HPC Server 2008R2

Statistical data analysis is a key part of the operations of just about every business today. But as data sets get larger, analyzing trends or generating predictions becomes more and more of a challenge. If you're doing predictive modeling today and find that you can no longer use all of your…

When working with an HPC cluster- including thousands of machines and many different hardware components and software packages- errors and failures are unavoidable. As a result, most HPC administrators spend a large majority of their time on diagnostics. Windows HPC Server 2008, the current…

The latest version of Windows HPC Server offers the signature advantages of a Windows operating system such as ease of use, advanced professional development tools, and unparalleled binary compatibility. However, the migration of applications to a Windows platform can be a learning experience for…

The Windows operating systems are well known for binary compatibility, and this extends to high-performance computing (HPC) applications. In this webcast, we explain how on Windows the same Message Passing Interface (MPI) executable can run on a workstation or across a large cluster without having…

Just for partners!  Learn how to integrate and deliver complete Windows HPC Server solutions to your customers. This webcast will provide the Windows HPC partner ecosystem background that you need to sell and deliver high value services and solutions for the Windows HPC Server 2008…

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 provides users with several new features that improve managing and scheduling jobs on the cluster.  The progress of jobs can now be seen easily seen in the Scheduler interface, and tasks can provide custom messages about their progress.  The Scheduler also…

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Beta 1 is the next generation in High Performance Computing for Microsoft. Please join Alex Sutton from the Microsoft HPC engineering team as he presents an overview of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 beta 1.   Alex  will cover new features for cluster…

Excel is often used as the programming environment for developing complex simulations and parameter studies, particularly in the financial and biomedical industries.  Windows HPC Server 2008 includes several features that enable Excel users to harness the power of cluster computing to make…

This video looks at improvements in the R2 version of HPCS 2008 Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).  Application programmability, infrastructure, and manageability have all been improved.  Enhancements to features such as active & passive brokers, file & recollect, and…

  Using diskless compute nodes provides many advantages, including improved reliability, reduced cost, and greater security.  HPC Server 2008 R2 beta1 allows clusters to boot over the network, allowing nodes to be diskless.  This video describes how technologies such as…