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Tag: HPCWire
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HPC Procurements and NRE
In the current issue of HPCWire, John West has some thoughtful comments on the HPC procurement process. In an article entitled, “HPC Innovation in the Era of ‘Good Enough’,” he analyzes the competitive pressures on vendors and procurements and the small margins available to fund non-recurring engineering costs (i.e., vendor research and development).
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HPC Clouds
In the facility-less research computing model, researchers focus on the higher levels of the software stack – applications and innovation, not low-level infrastructure. Administrators, in turn, procure services from the providers based on capabilities and pricing. Finally, the providers deliver economies of scale and capabilities driven by a large market base.