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In episode 9 of the @HPCPodcast , we cover the recent wave of news about quantum computing: melding of quantum & classical computing, error correction, financial & investment announcements, M&A and partnerships, and the connection between quantum computing and HPC. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/009@HPCPodcast_Quantum-Computing-Status-Investments_20220125.mp3"...

After SC21, Patrick Kennedy of Serve the Home online publication got quite the scoop when he met with Intel's Raja Koduri to discuss Zettascale projections and plans, stipulating a 2027 timeframe. Is that realistic? Tune in and let us know what you think. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/008@HPCPodcast_Zettascale-Intel_20220118.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpodcast-8: Intel Po...

We discuss how global competition around advanced technologies has turned geo-politics into "techno-politics" and techno-nationalism, and a recently published academic paper Chip Geopolitics: If China Invades, Make Taiwan ‘Unwantable’ by Destroying TSMC. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/007@HPCPodcast_China-TSMC-War-Games_20220112.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpodcast-7: China...

From COVID to Climate Change, Edge to Exascale, and AI to Autonomy, 2021 was an impactful year for HPC and Supercomputing, leading some of the most notable global technology advances and some of the most exciting business opportunities of our time. This episode is a lightning "year in review 2021" as we look back and look forward. Join us! [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0...

Special guest Bob Sornesen of Hyperion Research joins the crew to share the results of his international study to track down the size of the Quantum Computing market. Bob unveiled these results at the Q2B conference last week. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005@HPCPodcast_Quantum-Computing-Market-Size_20211214.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpodcat-5: Quantum Computing Market...

Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure (CDI) is emerging as good way to pool, share, and flex resources to increase utilization. We discuss what makes CDI effective as we touch on the status of the Nvidia-Arm deal and the new Graviton-3 CPU from AWS. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004@HPCPodcast_Composable_20211206.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpodcast-4: Composable Disaggr...

Shahin Khan and Doug Black discuss the Metaverse, its consumer and industrial uses, competition for data, avatars and more realistic digital twins, commerce in the metaverse, and why so many parts of it, from immersive graphics to 5G include computationally intensive components. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003@HPCPodcast_Metaverse_2021201.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpod...

Which coins actually use the "Proof of Work" algorithms, the "mining" process, and how do they rank? Why CBDCs, why not just stablecoins? What are NFTs, what is real? Stephen Perrenod and Shahin Khan discuss these topics and a few more FUD items left-over from the last podcast. Join in! [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OXD018_7th-CryptoSuper_NFT_CBDC_20211126.mp3"][/audio]...

TOP500 at SC21 was highly anticipated but failed to ignite. Rumored high-end systems opted not to play while entering the conversation anyway.  However, the list is about more than the TOP10 or whether there are systems that should be there and those that should not. Looking at the whole list, we saw a few surprises. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/002@HPCpodcast_TOP500_20...

Welcome to the @HPCpodcast where Shahin Khan and Doug Black discuss supercomputing technologies and the applications, markets, and policies that shape them. In this inaugural episode we cover HPC and AI chips and accelerators, startups, and unicorns, topics that are sure to reappear frequently. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001@HPCpodcast_Chips_20211115.mp3"][/audio] The...

There is recurring "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt" leveled at Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Steve Perrenod and Shahin Khan go over the list to demystify. On the menu: intrinsic value, energy usage, slow transactions, China, etc. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OXD017_Crypto-FUD_20211115.mp3"][/audio] The post Cryptocurrency FUD, Fact or Fiction? appeared first on...

What's behind Bitcoin's recent price hike? Shahin Khan and Steve Perrenod look at the Cryptocurrency market and its history over the past decade. They run through and explain the major new concepts that were introduced and take stock of their progress. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/OXD016_Crypto-State-of-Market-History-20201228.mp3"][/audio] The post Cryptocurrency State...

In this era of "Too Much Data", it is imperative to understand and have a plan for Edge Computing. We discuss it all with Bill Walker , CTO of Edge Computing pioneer Tensor Networks . [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OXD015_Edge-Computing_20201025.mp3"][/audio] The post Edge Computing, with Tensor Networks CTO appeared first on OrionX.net .

Mark Himelstein , CTO of RISC-V joins us to discuss what we think will be a very important part of the information technology landscape. RISC-V has cracked the code on taking an open source community approach to chip design. We can expect to see it everywhere from embedded IoT, to communication fabrics, storage, AI, HPC, accelerators, and more. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020...

Probably one of the best discussions anywhere about what 5G is and why it is a big deal. Shahin Khan and guest Walt Maclay , president of Voler Systems go over what 5G technology promises: speed, low latency, high density in terms of number of devices per square kilometer, better precision for positioning and location tracking, low power, high coverage, and significant back-end efficiencies, inclu...

Digital technologies are disrupting the financial services industry in many small and big ways and companies starting to look like banks. Nikolaj Vestorp , co-founder of MarketKoin and the OrionX team discuss what is changing in financial markets. MarketKoin started in Indonesia which gives it a truly global perspective. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/OXD012_Internet-of-V...

Special guest Dr. Max Henderson of Rigetti Computing joins the OrionX analyst team to discuss the short- and mid-term outlook for the intersection of AI and quantum computing and how it may affect businesses. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/OXD011_Quantum-Machine-Learning-AI.mp3"][/audio] The post Quantum Machine Learning (QML) appeared first on OrionX.net .

The OrionX Research team is back with Stephen, Shahin, and Dan going over the state of the market in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. The post State of the Market: Crypto/Blockchain, Quantum Computing appeared first on OrionX.net .

Shahin and Dan review some of the most important technology advances out there, as seen at the SC17 conference. They discuss changes to the TOP500, New server chips (POWER and ARM), Liquid Cooling, and Quantum Computing. Also discussed: Y2Q, Quantum Supremacy, and Quantum-Safe cryptography. The post SC17 A Postview of the Supercomputing-17 Conference appeared first on OrionX.net .

Brian Hellman from LINBIT joins as the guest of Dan Olds and Shahin Khan to discuss our recent blog and research paper, The Cost of Data Loss and How to Avoid It. The research goes beyond traditional “outage” of resources and lookins at the value of the data that you are not collecting when there […] The post Cost of Data and How to Avoid Data Loss appeared first on OrionX.net .

Co-hosts Dan Olds and Shahin Khan review the results of a recent “Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning” survey that OrionX conducted with over 300 high tech, industrial and commercial companies. See the data and find out how these trends may impact organizations’ AI strategies. The post Artificial Intelligence Customer Sentiment – OrionX Industry Sur...

Stephen Perrenod joins Shahin and Dan to make sense of Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Bitcoin. They complete the discussion of a transaction’s journey, which they started in the last episode, and answer the common question: “can I separate Blockchain from Bitcoin?” This is the 3rd and final episode of a series that focuses on a deeper discussion of the […] The post Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, a...

We go through a transaction’s journey, explaining hash functions and public key cryptography along the way. The post Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Bitcoin, part 2 appeared first on OrionX.net .

Stephen Perrenod joins Shahin and Dan to make sense of Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Bitcoin. In this first installment, they start at the beginning: the original Satoshi Nakamoto paper that started it all. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/A004-Cryptocurrencies-BlockChain-and-BitCoin-part-1-1.mp3"][/audio] The post Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Bitcoin, part 1 appeared firs...

Dan and Shahin revisit the high end of the networking market, discuss what’s new, how HPI technologies stack up, and unveil the OrionX rankings of key technologies based on market, customer, and product attributes. Four OrionX research papers on this topic are available here . [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/A003-Whats-new-in-the-High-Performance-Interconnect-HPI-market.mp...