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Penguin launches on demand HPC utility
insideHPC.com August 13th, 2009 This week Penguin Computing announced the launch of a new service called “Penguin On Demand” — POD for short. The service is targeted specifically at the needs of scientific computing users, and Penguin is positioning it against the most successful of the on-demand computing resources available today: |
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Penguin Adds HPC On-Demand Service
HPCwire.com August 12th, 2009 Linux cluster maker Penguin Computing hopped on the HPC-in-a-cloud bandwagon this week with the announcement of its HPC on-demand service. Called Penguin On Demand (POD), the service consists of an HPC compute infrastructure whose capacity can be rented on a pay-as-you-go basis or through a monthly subscription. |
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Penguin Offers Cloud Computing for HPC
Eweek.com August 11th, 2009 Linux cluster vendor Penguin Computing has created a cloud computing environment aimed at the HPC space. Penguin’s POD service is built on the vendors Intel-powered Linux clusters, high-speed interconnect technologies like InfiniBand, NetApp SANs, Nvidia graphics chips and Penguin’s Scyld ClusterWare management software, all important technologies for highly parallel, memory-intensive HPC applications. Penguin also is not using virtualization technologies on its server clusters, which officials said will improve server and I/O performance. |
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Penguin Puts High-Performance Computing in the Cloud
www.PCworld.com August 11th, 2009 IDG News Service —Penguin Computing, which builds high-performance Linux clusters for tasks like weather modelling and product design, is taking its business into the cloud. |
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Penguin on Demand
Cloud Computing Journal August 11th, 2009 Penguin Computing is going into the cloud business. Not your ordinary cloud, mind you, an HPC cloud, called Penguin on Demand (POD), an extension of its usual fare, and a first. |
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Penguin puts Linux supercomputer in sky
The Register August 11th, 2009 Hitching a ride on that ubiquitous cloud metaphor, Penguin Computing has unveiled a Linux supercomputer in the sky. Today, the San Francisco-based outfit announced the debut of what it calls Penguin on Demand - POD, for short - a service that offers remote access to high-performance computing (HPC) Linux clusters. The idea is to provide researchers, engineers, and simulation scientists with the sort of number-crunching power they can't get from something along the lines of Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). |
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Don Becker On The State Of HPC
Linux Magazine August 4th, 2009 Linux magazine HPC Editor Douglas Eadline had a chance recently to discuss the current state of HPC clusters with Beowulf pioneer Don Becker, Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Scyld Software (now Part of Penguin Computing). For those that may have come to the HPC party late, Don was a co-founder of the original Beowulf project, which is the cornerstone for commodity-based high-performance cluster computing. Don’s work in parallel and distributed computing began in 1983 at MIT’s Real Time Systems group. He is known throughout the international community of operating system developers for his contributions to networking software and as the driving force behind beowulf.org. |
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Adaptec Introduces Series 5Z RAID Controllers With First Maintenance Free, Flash-Based Cached Data Protection for On-Demand Cloud Computing Data Centers
www.merinews.com June 24th, 2009 Innovative, HighPerformance Adaptec Series 5Z Unified Serial(R) RAID Controllers Reduce Data Center Operating Costs, Enhance Data Protection, and Minimize Environmental Hazards. |
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Scyld announces a new, extensible cluster management console
InsideHPC.com June 3rd, 2009 To date the Scyld offering at Penguin has focused primarily on cluster operating system and provisioning management through the Scyld ClusterWare solution, but today they announced a new product for your cluster: the Integrated Management Framework (IMF). |
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Nvidia, Supermicro Tout 'Highest-Perfomance 1U Server'
PCMAG.com June 1st, 2009 Nvidia and SuperMicro will team up on a 1U server that combines two CPUs and two GPUs, all to be used for computational-intensive algorithms. |
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Building Market Awareness on a Budget
Utah Business June 1st, 2009 Marketing programs can be one of the first casualties in a down economy. Such budgetary decisions are usually made with short-term objectives in mind, but can often lead to long-term negative results if not properly managed. Even with limited budgets, there are a number of smart, creative, and low cost methods for continuing to build market awareness, while weathering the economic storm: |
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Processing Prowess in a Small Package
IT Business Edge May 31st, 2009 The advantages of adding the parallel capabilities of graphics processors to dual- and quad-core CPUs in advanced server designs is on display this week, but you'll have to go to Taiwan to see it. |
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NVIDIA Shifts GPU Clusters Into Second Gear
HPCwire.com May 4th, 2009 GPU-accelerated clusters are moving quickly from the "kick the tires" stage into production systems, and NVIDIA has positioned itself as the principal driver for this emerging high performance computing segment. |
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Linux Cluster Vendor Penguin Making Its Move
eweek.com April 27th, 2009 Penguin Computing, which makes Linux-based virtualized computing clusters, is looking to build on its solid financials to expand its business. Penguin is building an on-demand system for HPC customers, and is looking to grow through acquisition. Penguin officials say the recent deals in the infrastructure space, including Oracle buying Sun and Rackable acquiring SGI, give the company opportunities to gain greater traction in the competitive HPC market. |
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HPC Vendors Jump On Nehalem
HPCwire.com April 2nd, 2009 Intel's Xeon 5500 series processor, the follow-on to Harpertown and the chip formerly known as the Nehalem-EP was launched this week, was launched this week and computer vendors the world over collectively exhaled their announcements onto the IT press. |
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InsideTrack: Penguin CEO on the SGI/Rackable deal
insideHPC.com April 2nd, 2009 After the announcement yesterday we started rifling through our Rolodexes here at insideHPC HQ looking for industry comment. Predictably, most of the folks we got in touch with were at public companies and loathe to talk on the record (though in some cases I swear I was able to hear hands rubbing together in glee). But we did get in touch with Charlie Wuischpard, CEO of Penguin Computing, and in an insideHPC exclusive he was willing to share his take on the goings on: |
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InsideTrack: stimulus money headed into HPC on the back of other programs
insideHPC.com March 31st, 2009 I was on the phone with Charlie Wuischpard, the CEO of Penguin Computing, today and got some interesting insight into possible HPC impact from President Obama’s stimulus spending. |
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Penguin floats hybrid Linux supers
The Register March 19th, 2009 Linux supercomputer maker Penguin Computing is ramping up its use of nVidia Tesla graphics processing units as co-processors for its x64-based Linux clusters. |
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Penguin Computing Unveils Pre-Configured Clusters
Information Week March 12th, 2009 Penguin is targeting users in industries such as manufacturing, finance, and image processing who are inexperienced with GPU-based technology. |
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Penguin Out with Linux-Based GPU Clusters
SYS-CON Media March 12th, 2009 Penguin Computing has started peddling a couple of fully integrated Nvidia GPU-based clusters targeted at technical workgroup computing. Their CPUs are AMD Shanghais. |
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Penguin Computing Revs Up Business Strategy
HPCwire.com February 11th, 2009 With a focus on system manageability and the science its users do on their hardware, Penguin Computing is charging hard at the small- to mid-sized cluster end of the HPC business. |
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Building an HPC Linux cluster has gotten simpler, Beowulf leader says
SearchEnterpriseLinux.com July 24th, 2008 Donald Becker, an MIT grad who in the 1990s pioneered high-performance computing (HPC) with commodity components, returned to his alma mater recently to update the Boston Linux & Unix User Group (BLU) on the state of HPC and his work to make Linux clusters more powerful, more user-friendly and easier to manage. |
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NIH Awards $33.3 Million For Advanced Medical Research Technology
Information Week July 16th, 2008 The U.S. government grants will help researchers explore the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, cancer, autism, and other medical conditions. |
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Penguin Releases Scyld 4.2
insideHPC.com July 9th, 2008 Penguin Computing has announced the release of the latest version of Scyld, its cluster management software stack. |
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Panasas and Penguin Plan a Partnership
insideHPC.com July 2nd, 2008 Panasas and Penguin Computing have announced a partnership and subsequent plans to integrate the management infrastructure of both organizations’ products. |
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Power processing for all
Government Computing News January 21st, 2008 Clusters open high-performance systems to new users. |
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Consumer Electronics: Closing In on Linux
Tech News World May 28th, 2007 Linux has the remarkable ability to be adapted and scaled to specific purposes. It can run corporate servers, personal computers and even small consumer electronics devices. Open source isn't a CE manufacturer's only choice for a micro OS -- among other options are WinCE and Wind River. Unlike other applications, however, a Linux system demands no royalties. |
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Server Snapshots: Spotlight on Penguin Computing
ServerWatch.com April 23rd, 2007 Overview on Penguin Computing product line and what it has to offer. |
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Bio IT World Champions: Penguin Computing
Bio IT World April 4th, 2007 Interview with S.V.P. Pauline Nist on being a Computing/IT Infrastructure Champion |
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Penguin Hatches Bare-Bones Altus Opteron Server
January 16th, 2007 Penguin Computing's low cost compute node, the Altus 600, is profiled. |
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Bio and life sciences researchers are not computer scientists
December 22nd, 2006 Penguin Computing's Pauline Nist and Cluster Resources' David Jackson talk technology and pharma, capabilities and potential. |
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Cluster Virtualization
September 8th, 2006 Penguin Computing's Bob Monkman's article on The Road to Cluster Virtualization. |
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Cluster Administration Tips
June 29th, 2006 Penguin Computing's Josh Bernstein's guide to making your life much easier and more productive while implementing and managing a powerful and complex cluster environment. |
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Linux clustering so simple, a Ph.D. in chemical engineering could do it
May 29th, 2006 MIT Scientist explains how easy Scyld software is to install and configure as a linux cluster. |
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The Linux / Grid Relationship
April 6th, 2006 CTO Donald Becker talks with the Globus Consortium Journal about the evolution of Linux clustering technology. |
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Penguin Computing Grows Virtualization Capabilities
April 6th, 2006 Penguin CTO Don Becker discusses Penguin Computing's expanding cluster virtualization capabilities. |
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HPC Guru Don Becker: Why MPI Is Inadequate
November 15th, 2005 Scyld CTO Don Becker discusses why MPI is inadequate |
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Sandia's CRF Team and Penguin Computing Case Study
October 25th, 2005 Scyld customer Sandia Labs discusses how they increase their compute power and reduced costs using Scyld clusters. |
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Notes from the Lab
October 17th, 2005 BioIT World: BladeRunner Review |
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MySQL is their SQL
October 10th, 2005 Penguin Computing customer National Weather Service discussed. |
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A Cluster by Any Name is Not a Grid
October 10th, 2005 Penguin CTO Don Becker discusses his take on the differences between clusters and grids. |
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IT Weekly Roundup
Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online September 30th, 2005 Penguin Computing’s announcement of its Altus 64-bit Dual-Core AMD Operton Processor Model 28. |
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Beowulf's Becker on Linux trademarks, lawsuits and grid vs. cluster
Enterprise Linux News August 30th, 2005 Penguin CTO Don Becker discusses the latest on Linux, clusters and grids. |
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Scyld Beowulf
Linux Magazine August 15th, 2005 Review of Scyld Beowulf software components. |
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Becker on Linux, clustering, grid
InfoWorld August 11th, 2005 Don Becker, CTO of Penguin Computing, discusses grids and clusters. |
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LINUXWORLD SF: Penguin adds new 64-bit BladeRunners
August 3rd, 2005 A preview of Penguin's new 64-bit Intel and AMD BladeRunners, unveiled at LinuxWorld San Francisco. |
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A Cluster of Benefits: Leveraging Open Source
IT Business Edge- July 19th, 2005 Scyld Software's Don Becker talks about how next-generation Beowulf clusters help simplify cluster deployment and management. |
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City finds big savings in Linux
Network World July 18th, 2005 Learn how the city of Kenosha, WI moved to Linux. |
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Dos & don'ts: Linux migration tips for Windows admins
Enterprise Linux News July 14th, 2005 Penguin's Director of Engineering Phil Pokorny gives Windows administrators expert advice on migrating to Linux. |
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Beowulf founder: Virtualization hot on Linux clusters
Enterprise Linux News July 5th, 2005 Scyld Beowulf's Don Becker shows how Linux clusters are already allow easy software virtualization. |
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Ultimate Linux Box 2005
Linux Journal July 1st, 2005 Penguin Computing's Justin Thiessen and Philip Pokorny create the Ultimate Linux Box for Linux Journal with no moving parts (water instead of fan cooled)! |
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Former Sun exec makes leap to Linux clusters
Enterprise Linux News May 10th, 2005 Penguin's new S.V.P. of Sales Bill Cook discusses why he was so attracted to Penguin after 19 years of building Sun Microsystems' sales force. |
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Donald Becker | The inside story of the Beowulf saga
Government Computer News April 18th, 2005 Scyld Software Chief Scientist Donald Becker retells the history of his creation the Beowulf cluster with Thomas Sterling at NASA. |
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Linux's appeal grows as applications flourish
Federa; Computer Week April 5th, 2005 In conjunction with the FOSE show, Penguin Computing’s Matt Jacobs and Ruth Schall, the Dir. of MIS for the city of Kenosha, WI – which recently implemented a Penguin solution – and others discuss how Linux has grown to meet unique governmental computing needs. |
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Linux appeal grows as applications flourish
USA Today April 5th, 2005 In conjunction with the FOSE show, Penguin Computing’s Matt Jacobs and Ruth Schall, the Dir. of MIS for the city of Kenosha, WI – which recently implemented a Penguin solution – and others discuss how Linux has grown to meet unique governmental computing needs. |
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Scyld's new cluster has Linux distro, Ganglia inside
Enterprise Linux News February 14th, 2005 In conjunction with LinuxWorld, the article describes Scyld Software's Beowulf Series 29 cz-5 cluster, now with Ganglia. |
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Hardware Today: For Linux, Maturity Leads to Inroads
Server Watch January 24th, 2005 Leading Linux companies, including Penguin Computing, discuss the growth of Linux servers. |
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Beowulf founder: Linux clusters ousting supercomputers
Enterprise Linux News January 19th, 2005 Scyld Software Chief Scientist Donald Becker talks about how Linux clusters, InfiniBand and 64-bit processors are enabling an affordable alternative to supercomputing. |
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BladeRunner Is Linux Cluster-Ready
eWeek.com January 10th, 2005 Read a review of the incredible dense Penguin Computing BladeRunner server. |
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Will Linux Hold The High-Performance Ground?
Linux Pipeline December 17th, 2004 Scyld Software Chief Schientist Donald Becker and other experts explain why Linux is so well-suited to high-performance computing. |
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Penguin Blade Server Takes A Stab At Entry-Level Clustering
Linux Pipeline December 17th, 2004 In this article, Ron Miller reported that Penguin Computing "took direct aim at the growing departmental cluster market last week" by announcing BladeRunner. Miller discusses the server in more depth and points out Penguin's "cluster-in-a-box" approach |
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Penguin Computing Dives Into the Blade Server Fray
December 13th, 2004 Timothy Prickett Morgan discusses the big splash that Penguin Computing has just made with its BladeRunner blade servers. |
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Enterprise Unix Roundup: Another Day, Another License
Server Watch December 9th, 2004 Amy Newman and Michael Hall discuss latest developments in the industry and the all-Linux strength of Penguin Computing. |
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Penguin Announces Linux Cluster-In-A-Box
TechWeb Network December 9th, 2004 More excitement about Penguin Computing's launch of the BladeRunner! |
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Penguin Computing Launches BladeRunner
WHIR News December 9th, 2004 BladeRunner is easy to deploy, manage and service, significantly lowering administrative costs. |
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Penguin Computing launches cluster in a box
Info World December 8th, 2004 Armed with a new form factor and its clustering management software, Penguin Computing on Wednesday launched an aggressively priced Linux-based blade server targeted at the lower end of the market. |
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BladeRunner hunts the competition
Enterprise Linux News December 8th, 2004 The blade server market, already hinging on the edge of a market boom, picked up a new player today as Linux based hardware and clustering specialist Penguin Computing entered the ring with its new blade server, BladeRunner. |
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Linux specialist Penguin releases first blade
Network World November 8th, 2004 |
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Get ready for the penguin
Computer User October 1st, 2004 How to know when its time to go Linux. |
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Beowulf founder: Linux is ready for high performance computing
Enterprise Linux News September 10th, 2004 On the 10th anniversary of his creation of Beowulf, Donald Becker discusses the legacy and future of Beowulf and Linux's place in the high-performance computing landscape. |
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Linux: Rebel with a clue
Info World August 13th, 2004 InfoWorld's "Microsoft guy" discovers that Linux has a home in a Windows-based shop. |
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InfiniBand could boost Linux supercomputing
cnet.com June 21st, 2004 CTO Donald Becker comments on the OpenIB Alliance's efforts to bring InfiniBand support to Linux. |
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Opteron leads 64-bit revolution
Computer World May 24th, 2004 Eric Hunter, Senior Linux Systems Administrator at Automated Trading Desk and Penguin Computing Customer, comments on the performance of the 64-bit AMD Opteron architecture. |
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Clusters of thoughts by Beowulf founder
Network World April 28th, 2004 Q&A with Donald Becker by Phil Hochmuth in the Network World Linux Newsletter. |
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Torvalds, Linux users unfazed by SCO suits
cnet.com March 3rd, 2004 Penguin Computing founder and chairman Sam Ockman is quoted in a story about the effects of SCO's patent infringement lawsuits against Linux vendors. |
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LinuxWorld: Faster, stronger, better enterprise Linux on show floor
Network World January 24th, 2004 Network World highlights hardware demonstrated at LinuxWorld, including Penguin Computing's expanded AMD Opteron-based platforms. |
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Penguin Computing Expands AMD Opteron Product Line
January 21st, 2004 LinuxElectrons.com posts release announcing the expansion of Penguin Computing's AMD Opteron 32-bit/64-bit platforms. |
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Scyld Demonstrates 64-bit Beowulf Cluster OS
January 21st, 2004 LinuxElectrons posts release announcing the 29-series release of Scyld Beowulf. |
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Scyld releases Beowulf for Itanium and Opteron
The INQUIRER January 21st, 2004 The Inquirer covers native support of Itanium 2 and AMD Opteron processors in the 29-series of Scyld Beowulf, and the operating system's enhance management features. |
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Raising (and Lowering) the Bar for High Performance Computing
October 31st, 2007 Drew Robb explains how lower prices are bring HPC to a broader range of users. |