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Intel to Banish Ninja programmers forever?

2011-09-27T16:30:00.000-07:00

While detailing Intel's multi-core future, Rattner said "You think you'd have to be some kind of freak to program for multi core, but you don't have to be a ninja programmer" and then he also said, "our goal at Intel is to banish ninja programmers forever." Ian Phillips of ARM, on Sep 5th, in our Multi-core Challenge workshop at Bristol said, "There are problems that need scientists to solve.

Has the industry already addressed some of the multi-core problems found in 2006?

2011-09-27T16:26:00.000-07:00

Gordon Haff in his blog post What became of multi-core programming problems? says that some of the gaming software have managed to really tax the desktop hardware by utilising some of the modern architectures. I can say that Gordon is one of the rare talent pool. I will try to get him for a webinar.

NVIDIA white paper on variable SMP

2011-09-27T16:24:00.000-07:00

Have you read about NVIDIA's Project Kal-El processor? It implements a novel variable Symmetric Multiprocessing technology. Essentially, there are five processors in this architecture. Four are designed to work at higher frequencies and the fifth at a much lower frequency. The low frequency chip will work on rendering multimedia. Based on the workload, these chips are enabled and disabled. The

A Conversation with Intel’s John Hengeveld at IDF 2011

2011-09-27T16:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a link to Greg Pfister's website containing transcript of his conversation with John Hengeveld of Intel. The discussion spans several themes ... Use of MIC for streaming, Intel attributing performance to its programming model, MIC versus SoC/SCC, would it support CUDA and OpenCL. An interesting read http://perilsofparallel.blogspot.com/2011/09/at-recent-intel-developer-forum-idf-i.html

The Charity Cloud

2010-10-01T04:21:00.000-07:00

ThinkGrid and appiChar are aiming to offer cloud services such as SaaS and Hosted Virtual Desktops for charitable organisations. The cloud suits such organisations as they operate on a variable headcount and a low budget. Read more here.

How is Uncle Sam using the cloud?

2010-10-01T04:20:00.000-07:00

We heard Ian Osborne revealing the latest on the UK’s G-Cloud project. This made me curious to check out how Uncle Sam is using the cloud. It is said that the US has saved 1.7m$ by moving its services site onto the cloud. Then it has allowed its army to adopt a cloud based CRM tool saving 90% of the cost. And its interior department (DoI) is on track to save 67% of the costs. And there is more.

Lack of cloud computing vision is hurting most enterprises

2010-10-01T04:07:00.000-07:00

This is the view expressed by David Linthicum in his cloud computing blog. So, it is really back to the basics then. Enterprises must look at their business problems and look for technology options that solve them instead of jumping on the private cloud bandwagon. We agree. In fact we are trying to formulate a step by step process for creating a cloud computing strategy. We are sharing this

Cloud Services with End To End Service Levels

2010-10-01T03:57:00.000-07:00

Orange Business Services, Cisco, EMC and VMware have formed an alliance, called Flexible 4 Business. Their plan is to offer four cloud services with tiered end-to-end service-level agreements. The services being offered include: (1) Private cloud that can be deployed either on customers' sites or on Orange Business Services’ (OBS) network (2) data backup (3) security-as-a-service and (4) unified

Book Review: The Art of Scalability

2010-09-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

The Scalable Computing Programme examines several dimensions and delivery models of scalable digital systems. Cloud Computing, Multi-core processors, Large Scale Complex IT Systems are the channels we have chosen to examine process, people and technology challenges associated with truly scalable, reliable digital systems. But addressing scalability – across technologies, architectures, delivery

Sustainable IT: EC Code of Conduct for Data Centres

2010-09-29T16:01:00.000-07:00

This article examines the European Commission’s Code of Conduct on Data Centres Energy Efficiency. What is it? It is a voluntary initiative that aims to inform and stimulate data centre operators and owners to reduce energy consumption in a cost-effective manner without hampering the mission critical function of data centres. Where is it? You can access the code using this link http://

Exciting webinars on fresh topics

2010-09-28T06:28:00.000-07:00

Currently we are running a new webinar series on fresh topics related to Scalable Computing, Cloud Computing and Sustainable IT. Each webinar features an industry expert and his/her area of work. Our idea is to deliver around 13 webinars over 15 weeks. As of now, we have delivered 2 webinars and 6 others are already scheduled. Sharing Research Assets Over The Cloud: 13th Oct 2010 1400-

Cloud Computing and Corporate Karma

2010-07-13T12:58:00.000-07:00