The exhibition floor at Supercomputing 2022 in Dallas had barely opened this week before a series of announcements began to trickle out.

Nvidia Corp. introduced new high-performance computing solutions for researchers. Cerebras Systems Inc. unveiled an AI supercomputer that can perform 1 quintillion operations per second. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. announced a new portfolio for its Cray supercomputer line based on the Frontier exascale machine at Oak Ridge National Labs.

“This conference represents the leading edge of what can be delivered to the world,” said David Nicholson (pictured, left), industry analyst for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. “You can toss out facts and figures like performance measured in exaflops, millions of CPU cores working together. What makes this show unique is it’s not just a bunch of vendors. It’s academia; it’s a very different vibe here.”

Nicholson spoke with theCUBE industry analysts John Furrier (right) and Savannah Peterson (center), at SC22, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE. They discussed the supercomputing field’s growing impact on the enterprise and expectations for this week’s conference. (* Disclosure below.)

Impact on daily lives

The latest supercomputing announcements from key industry players showcases the growing impact that the field is having on a wide range of areas. In addition to scientific research, supercomputers are being used to address major issues around the world, a dynamic that theCUBE analysts looked forward to exploring more fully during interviews with industry leaders at SC22.

“How are we pulling this together on a global scale?” Peterson asked. “We’ll see how supercomputing impacts climate change, our ability to monitor environmental conditions around the globe. I don’t think a lot of people realize that supercomputing pretty much touches every aspect of our lives.”

Along with the expansion of hardware capabilities to deliver processing power that was unthinkable 20 years ago, the supercomputing industry will offer the software community an opportunity to capitalize on the availability of faster machines.

“It’s going to be interesting to see how the software business takes advantage of these architectures,” Furrier said. “This is nirvana for the industry, the fastest possible compute system for the software. It will be interesting to watch.”

Here’s the complete video discussion, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the SC22 event:

(* Disclosure: This is an unsponsored editorial segment. However, theCUBE is a paid media partner for SC22. Neither Dell Technologies Inc., the main sponsor for theCUBE’s event coverage  nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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