high-performance computing

Amid mounting climate uncertainties and the intensification of extreme weather events worldwide, the pursuit of more accurate weather forecasting has never been more urgent. The United Kingdom’s Met Office, one of the world’s preeminent meteorological organizations, is stepping boldly into this...

In a significant advancement for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, Microsoft and NVIDIA have announced a deepened collaboration that has resulted in a remarkable 40-fold increase in AI processing speeds within Microsoft's Azure platform. This leap is primarily attributed to the...

The Met Office, the United Kingdom's national weather service, has embarked on a transformative journey by transitioning its supercomputing capabilities to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. This strategic move is poised to enhance weather forecasting accuracy and advance climate research...

Microsoft’s much-anticipated unveiling of its Discovery platform at Build 2025 signals a pivotal moment in the ongoing reinvention of research and development for science and engineering. Over the past decade, R&D has been touched by artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and...

The server processor market has rarely been as dynamic and contentious as it is in the current landscape, with established giants like Intel being challenged by AMD’s aggressive foray into the entry server space. At the center of the latest upheaval stands the AMD EPYC 4005 "Grado" series, newly...

Small businesses and edge deployments have long sought a combination of performance, cost-effectiveness, and robust security in their server solutions. AMD's unveiling of the Zen 5-based EPYC 4005-series processors represents a distinct leap forward for these market segments, not only because of...

The race to harness the power of nuclear fusion—a process promising virtually limitless, clean energy—has reached an inflection point. Recent developments mark a significant leap: Microsoft and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), one of the world’s premier fusion research centers...

A critical vulnerability unveiled by Varonis Threat Labs has thrust Microsoft Azure’s landscape of AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads into the cybersecurity spotlight. The flaw, entrenched within the AZNFS-mount utility, exposes a pathway where an unprivileged local user could...

Few areas in science are as compelling—both for their promise and their difficulty—as the pursuit of nuclear fusion. The quest to replicate the Sun’s inexhaustible energy source on Earth has spanned decades, attracting some of the world’s brightest scientists and engineers. The logic is clear...

The surge in cloud computing demand, especially for AI inference, advanced visualization, real-time graphics, and compute-heavy applications, has placed unprecedented pressure on cloud providers to innovate. Against this backdrop, Microsoft Azure’s release of the NVads V710 v5 virtual machines...

A new era has dawned on the automotive industry’s journey toward a software-defined future, with the recent news that Siemens is expanding cloud service options for its PAVE360 platform. The system, tailored for the rapidly emerging world of software-defined vehicle (SDV) development, will now...

An ambitious new chapter is unfolding within the world of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing as OpenAI and Oracle collaborate on the Stargate AI data center project—a venture that combines staggering technological power, massive financial investment, and the cutting edge of...

Within the high-octane world of enterprise technology, few companies are as synonymous with the AI revolution as Nvidia. But as markets jostle, stock prices lurch, and competitors mount their challenges, questions swirl: can Nvidia maintain its place as the kingpin of GPU-fueled compute, or is...

NVIDIA’s RTX 5000 Series: The ROP Controversy and the State of Laptop GPUs NVIDIA’s RTX 5000-series graphics cards burst onto the scene with a flourish that quickly devolved into controversy. As the dust settles, both enthusiasts and everyday Windows users are left sifting through technical...

For anyone who’s ever battled with an HPC cluster, watching as cryptic SLURM commands and arcane SSH rituals defeated your best intentions, there’s a new glimmer of hope on the as-a-service horizon. Azure, along with its regular cast of cloud and silicon heroes, is unleashing a dynamic duo: Open...

What’s the meaning of raw power in a PC? For some, it’s a hulking tower that doubles as a space heater and, depending on RGB flair, a potential nightclub. For others, it’s an ongoing quest for more RAM, more SSD, and more acronyms than an IT trade show. But every so often, something upends the...

OpenAI, renowned for its groundbreaking AI models like ChatGPT, has significantly enhanced its AI development processes by integrating Microsoft Azure Blob Storage. This collaboration has streamlined data management, optimized training workflows, and bolstered the reliability of model...

Google’s strategic push into high-performance computing (HPC) isn’t just about chasing the latest AI trends—it’s about addressing the long-standing challenges faced by research centers that must balance state-of-the-art performance with stringent budget constraints. In an increasingly...

Nvidia stole the spotlight at GTC 2025 with a series of breakthrough product launches that not only push the envelope in high-performance computing and generative AI but also forge tighter integrations with cloud giants Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. For IT professionals, developers, and...

At the NVIDIA GTC AI Conference, Microsoft and NVIDIA have taken another giant step toward revolutionizing AI development and deployment. Their renewed collaboration is set to transform how developers, startups, and enterprises build generative AI applications on the Azure platform. A New Era...