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High Performance Computing Explained

There are varying degrees of definition for what can be classed as high-performance computing, but generally speaking, HPC refers to the ability of a computer to perform complex calculations using large amounts of data at higher speeds than regular machines. For more information visit: https://www.zakariamahmood.com/emerging-trends-in-cloud-based-high-performance-computing

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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

T O K E E P A N E Y E O N

Zakaria Mahmood
Explained High
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING

There are varying degrees


of definition for what can be
classed as high-performance
computing, but generally
speaking, HPC refers to
the ability of a computer to
perform complex calculations
using large amounts of data
at higher speeds than regular
machines.
SUPERCOMPU- HPC USES
TERS
The ability of machines to store and HPC forms the foun-
analyse vast quantities of data is lea- Supercomputers are dation of the vast ma-
ding to ground-breaking discoveries one of the best known jority of advances that
and innovations across the globe and types of high perfor- we are seeing across
improving the lives of billions. mance computers. A almost every sector,
supercomputer uses including societal and
parallel processing to industrial advances
complete one or more as well as scientific.
tasks using thousands The ability of ma-
of computer nodes chines to store and
that are designed to analyse vast quantities
work together. of data is leading to
ground-breaking dis-
PROCESSING coveries and innova-
SPEEDS tions across the globe
and improving the
A typical 3 GHz pro-
lives of billions.
cessor in a regular
desktop or laptop
computer will be able
to make somewhere in
the region of 3 billion
calculations per se-
cond. This may sound
like a lot, but to put
this into perspective,
a typical HPC system
can perform quadri-
llions of calculations
every single second.

HPC has recently“


begun to utilise cloud
technology to deliver even
more impressive results.
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