April 2019 Summaries

EDRMedeso, a Premier Reseller Partner of Rescale and an Elite Channel Partner of ANSYS, explores the growing maturity of the Cloud High-Performance Computing (HPC) market in the Nordics through a webinar featuring Frode Halvorsen, VP of Innovation, and Cameron Fillmore, Global Channel Partner Manager. With over 30 years of experience in the Nordics, EDRMedeso is witnessing a shift from on-premise HPC to cloud-based solutions, especially among large corporations in the simulation market, which is reaching a tipping point. The transition to cloud HPC offers Small to Medium Sized Businesses (SMBs) access to extensive computational resources previously unavailable. Initially considering a DIY approach, EDRMedeso realized that partnering with Rescale provided a reliable, scalable, secure, and user-friendly HPC solution, streamlining their cloud migration strategy and enhancing their core competencies. The cloud's flexibility has eliminated hardware constraints, allowing customers to conduct complex simulations more efficiently and quickly, thus creating new opportunities and simplifying the sales process for EDRMedeso.

In this episode of the Big Compute Podcast, Gabriel Broner and Steve Reinhardt delve into the current state and future potential of quantum computing. They explore how quantum computers leverage quantum effects like superposition, entanglement, and quantum tunneling to solve complex problems significantly faster than traditional computers, particularly in combinatorial optimization and cryptographic code-breaking. The discussion highlights the two main quantum computing architectures, gate model and quantum annealing machines, and the challenges of error correction and system evolution. While quantum computing is still in its early stages, akin to classical computing in the 1950s, the hybrid use of quantum and classical computers is expected to persist for decades, with cloud access playing a crucial role in broadening technology adoption. The conversation anticipates that within 3-5 years, quantum computers will be used for general-purpose applications, although achieving effective error correction may take longer.

In a Big Compute Podcast episode, Gabriel Broner interviews Mike Hollenbeck, founder and CTO of Optisys, about the company's innovative approach to designing and manufacturing antennas using high-performance computing (HPC) in the cloud and 3D printing. Optisys creates customized antennas that are smaller, lighter, and more efficient than traditional models by leveraging advancements in simulation and additive manufacturing technology. The company has transformed antenna design by reducing complex structures from hundreds of individual parts to a single, lightweight piece, leading to significant cost and performance advantages. Optisys focuses on collaborating with customers at the specification level to deliver "mass customization" of antennas, utilizing a modular approach to assembly and simulation. The strategic use of HPC in the cloud allows Optisys to dynamically scale resources, focusing on design innovation without the constraints of traditional hardware investments. Hollenbeck emphasizes the importance of rethinking traditional methods with new tools and expresses optimism about the future potential of cloud-based HPC to further revolutionize industries.