memory bandwidth

High-performance computing (HPC) often feels like a race car trying to navigate a traffic jam. It doesn’t matter how powerful the engine is if the road isn’t designed to support its speed. This sums up the ongoing challenge of memory-bound workloads in HPC. These workloads—think computational...

On November 19, 2024, amidst the keynotes and breakout sessions at Ignite 2024, Microsoft revealed a groundbreaking addition to its high-performance computing (HPC) lineup: the Azure HBv5 Virtual Machines. Designed specifically for demanding computational workloads, these machines are engineered...