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Technology Group Promises Scientists Their Own Clouds (the Data Kind)
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Technology Group Promises Scientists Their Own Clouds (the Data Kind)

The nonprofit Internet2 organization is now offering researchers the opportunity to create clouds that will be connected by its network. 

Supercomputers Let ­p on Speed
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Supercomputers Let ­p on Speed

Smarter rather than faster design appears to be coming into vogue as a gauge of a supercomputer's success. A federal report urges a more balanced portfolio of...

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Supercomputers Often Run Outdated Software

Supercomputing experts discussed the issue of supercomputing software during a recent conference in Washington, D.C., celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Coalition...

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Energy Drain By Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control

Higher-education institutions are having a hard time keeping computing costs under control because of power-thirsty data centers. Experts say colleges and universities...
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