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Win7 PDC Sessions
Note the following listing published via MSDN Channel9 describing several PDC'08 sessions related to...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 10/15/2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 at PDC'08 and WinHEC'08
As the Professional Developer's Conference (PDC'08) date approaches, keep an eye on the published...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 10/14/2008
MPI.NET 1.0 Is Now Released...!
MPI.NET is a high-performance, easy-to-use implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) for...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 10/08/2008
Windows HPC Server 2008 Webcasts
Windows HPC Server Development, the MPI Application Model September 11, 2008, at 8:00am PDT and...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 08/22/2008
Coming Opportunities to Learn about the Next Windows Server
Windows Professional Developers Conference (PDC), October 27-30, Los Angeles, USA Windows Hardware...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 08/21/2008
I Finally Updated and Published the Build Instructions for Linpack
Please see the related project files and instructions at MSDN Code Gallery and related...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 08/21/2008
Windows HPC Server 2008 RC2 Now Available!
The 2nd release candidate is now available for beta community participants. You can download the...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 08/19/2008
Test Your Sanity
[ *** The time-limit for this offer is now passed... but many features of uSane have been added...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 07/23/2008
Windows HPC Server 2008 Whitepapers Available Now
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Overview Data SheetHere's a quick overview of Windows HPC Server...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 07/17/2008
RC1 Released...!
You may now download the Windows HPC Server 2008 release candidate via https://connect.microsoft.com....
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 06/30/2008
June '08 Content on The HPC Show at Channel9
Please see the following latest postings: Event Tracing with Microsoft MPI Robert illustrates the...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 06/30/2008
"HPC+WCF Services" Performance Observations
I recently mis-spoke at a TechEd 2008 session in Orlando and afterwards received a few emails from...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 06/27/2008
Exploiting Data Parallelism with OpenMP, MPI and Microsoft HPC Server 2008
Here's a real gem. Dr. Joe Hummel at PluralSight is developing samples that will be included with...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 06/21/2008
So what does super-computing on Windows look like?
If you are the more visual type, check-out the case-study video at https://www.microsoft.com/hpc...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 06/18/2008
HPC is all about UFO's and NASCAR Racing, of course!
I just wanted to share two of my favorite HPC solution stories of the year. 1. HPC and UFO's...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 06/18/2008
Windows HPC @ TechEd 2008
Heading to TechEd 2008? Discover some of the exciting technologies the HPC Server 2008 team is...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 05/31/2008
Windows HPC Server 2008 and System Center Operations Manager 2007
Join this webcast to discover how you can integrate your Windows HPC Server 2008 environment with...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 05/30/2008
MS HPC Developer Course Coming Soon
Note the availability of a MS High Performance Computing developer training at the Technology Center...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 05/03/2008
A Must Have Performance Tool for HPC Developers and ITPros
You may have missed the notice that Microsoft now includes the "XPERF" toolkit within both the WDK...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 05/03/2008
HPC Server 2008 April CTP Release Now Available
Please see the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of Windows HPC Server 2008 at the...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 04/22/2008
HPC Server CTP Release SDK Assembly Reference Issue
You may experience missing assemblies with the March CTP release of the HPC Server 2008 Pack SDK....
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 04/09/2008
Microsoft Labs on Community Site
Microsoft is launching HPC++ CompFin Lab, an online HPC service aimed at providing academic...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 03/28/2008
Windows Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) Release
Please note the availability of the March, 2008, CTP release on Microsoft Connect. Be sure to read...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 03/10/2008
Introduction to HPC Server 2008 Management Console Features
Check-out the Channel9 HPC Show screen-casts illustrating the new cluster management console...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 03/06/2008
Get Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 for Free
You'll want to check-out this cool offer announced via Volker's blog. Register as a user on the HPC...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 03/04/2008
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) + HPC
You'll want to review a new MSDN forum entry regarding this feature available with Windows HPC...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 02/28/2008
Insights into Parallel Computing @ Microsoft
You'll enjoy Burton Smith's recent interview on Channel9. Microsoft is working on various fronts to...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 02/20/2008
Good Things are Coming to You...
Ol' Roy would be proud. I've just spent the week at a Microsoft field technical readiness...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 02/15/2008
MPI Application Debugger
We previously published guidance on using the Visual Studio Parallel Application Debugger at...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 01/31/2008
HPC on MSDN Code Gallery
Code Gallery is a new community site for the Microsoft Developer Community. We've just published an...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 01/30/2008
NetworkDirect Driver Now Available
From https://Connect.Microsoft.Com: You may have noticed the much improved performance of HPC Server...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 01/17/2008
The HPC Show on Channel9
A collection of screen-casts introducing Windows HPC Server 2008 features along with other relevant...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 01/08/2008
New Open Grid Forum (OGF) Web Service Interface to Job Scheduler
Windows HPC Server 2008 introduces a new programmatic interface that implements the OGF HPC Job...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 01/02/2008
Upcoming Webcasts - January, 2008
Live Webcast: Windows HPC Server 2008 Scheduler — New and Improved Features January 15, 2008, Two...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/18/2007
New Job Scheduler Features Video Posted to Channel9
View the screen-cast here: https://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=366694
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/18/2007
Network Direct Training Video Posted to Channel9
Check it out here: https://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=366683
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/17/2007
White Papers and News - December 15, 2007
White Papers HPC++ Tab Windows HPC Server 2008 Technical OverviewLearn more about Windows HPC Server...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/15/2007
New Network Direct RDMA Interface Available with Windows Server 2008
Windows HPC Server 2008 introduces a new low-latency RDMA network API known as "Network Direct"....
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/15/2007
HPC Application Deployment Scenarios and Redistributable Dependencies
I was recently asked about dependency considerations relative to applications that leverage the HPC...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/06/2007
Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta1 Observations
HPC Pack Beta1 was recently announced at the Super-Computing convention in Reno (i.e. "SC'07")....
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 12/02/2007
New HPC WCF Feature... Use Compute Cluster as Scalable SOA Platform
Windows HPC Server 2008 exposes two new service interfaces. One is intended for compliance with...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 11/21/2007
HPC JumpStart for ITPro and Developers
Consider registering for a 1 day Windows HPC Server 2008 immersion event. Designed to introduce new...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 11/15/2007
Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta1 Released
The beta1 release occurred in conjunction with the SC'07 convention. Read more here:...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 11/15/2007
"Virtual" HPC Cluster on a Notebook PC...?
Maybe a stretch, eh? Well maybe not if you just want to experiment with the tools and platform...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 11/15/2007
Want to learn more about HPC application development on Windows?
Pluralsight has recently completed a course entitled "Applied High-Performance Computing with...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 10/29/2007
Windows Compute Cluster Server Edition V2 Beta Program Coming Soon...
The program will be by invitation and accessible via https://connect.microsoft.com. Independent...
Author: Phil-Pennington Date: 10/27/2007