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Spaceborne 2 supercomputer offers free availability for commercial research in space
November 2, 2020, will mark 20 years since the first crew arrived at the International Space Station. The ISS has been continually inhabited since that time, with astronauts overseeing research not only for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other United States government agencies, but also for academic institutions and commercial business. “We have four ...
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Q&A: How to train your data at exascale speed
Having data and having insights are two very different things. To transform data into information that can actually help drive better decisions and scientific breakthroughs is a proactive task. And a daunting one. So what are the steps data scientists recommend to turn that stagnant data lake into a sparkling flow of insights? “Step back from ...
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AI helps raise awareness of the conservation crisis
Sound is all around us, every minute of our lives. Our first experience of the world comes from listening while inside the womb, and hearing is the last sense to fail when we die. Sound never ceases, not in the darkest night or the furthest reaches of the ocean deep. All these sounds are data, ...
Exascale computing brings faster, better operations on Earth and in outer space
In high-performance computing, flops don’t mean failure. The acronym stands for floating point operations, which is the number of calculations that can be done in a second. Today, computers operate at petascale, commonly reaching speeds of 1015 calculations per second. But we’re about to cross the threshold into exascale, bringing speeds at an order of ...
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Exascale computational modeling enables virtual testing for drugs and product
Oct. 18 is Exascale Day, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise chose the date for a reason: Exascale is the point at which high-performance computing makes the leap to 1018 calculations per second. Although there are not yet any exascale computers in operation, the technology is close. The Frontier computer, a joint United States Department of Energy and Hewlett Packard ...
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Automating at the edge highlighted during AnsibleFest day 2 keynote
The future of enterprise computing dominated day two of this week’s AnsibleFest 2020 virtual event, and it was all about the edge. “If you want to innovate, you must automate at the edge,” Chris Wright, chief technology officer of Red Hat Inc., said in his keynote speech. “5G is entering the market. And it’s an evolution that brings about ...
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Ansible connects the dots between automation and cloud
Integration was the focus as the virtual AnsibleFest 2020 event kicked off today. A year on from the announcement of the Ansible Automation Platform, the Ansible Collections Community is over 500 strong and growing. “That’s the vibe: Collections, collections, collections,” said John Furrier, host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. “They’ve grown their Collections Community from five ...
Diversity, inclusion and equality leadership: Role-model executives share key insights
Breaking the glass ceiling takes courage and tenacity. When the going gets tough (and it does), minorities need role models that reflect themselves, showing that achieving their goal is possible. Take Jennifer Cabalquinto (pictured, bottom left), chief financial officer of the Golden State Warriors. Chief number cruncher for a national sports franchise isn’t a traditionally ...
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California saddles up for a cybersecurity rodeo in space
Cybercrime in space is a very real problem, and the state of California is in the hot seat to provide a cyber-aware workforce to patrol the stars. Alongside the headliner catastrophes of recent months, “we cannot forget that we continue to be faced with other less visible but still very serious challenges,” said Eleni Kounalakis (pictured, left), ...
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The cybersecurity skills gap: California educates the workforce of the future
California is a beacon for global innovation, home of Silicon Valley and a center for space tech. Its economy outpaces many nations, beating both the Russian Federation and Italy for gross domestic product. Big name enterprise players, the U.S. military, and government all vie for top talent; and there isn’t enough to go around. “There’s ...