Intersect360 Research

This Week in HPC

Each week, Intersect360 Research CEO Addison Snell and analyst Michael Feldman dissect the week's top HPC stories.

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Jun 16, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 251: SC18 Rolls on in Dallas; Processors Take Center Stage 15.11.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the trends emerging at SC18, including the convergence of AI, HPC and Cloud, tiered storage, and processor architecture.

Episode 250: US Widens Lead in Top Supercomputers; SC18 Kicks Off in Dallas 13.11.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the new TOP500 results and preview the big stories coming out of SC18.

Episode 249: AMD Throws Down EPYC Challenge to Intel; A Look Ahead to SC18 09.11.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the top stories as we head into SC18, plus announcements from AMD and Intel.

Episode 248: Getting Cool Insights Faster in Iceland 02.11.2018

In this sponsored podcast, Addison Snell discusses Iceland's advantages for data center co-location with Gunnar Stefànsson, Director of Business Development, Opin Kerfi.

Episode 247: Cray Unveils Unified Supercomputing Platform; Why Did IBM Buy Red Hat? 01.11.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze Cray's unveiling of its unified supercomputing platform and IBM's purchase of Red Hat.

Episode 246: Third Exascale Prototype in China; Cray Returns to AMD Formula 29.10.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss China's third planned exascale system and the likely outcome of Cray's return to AMD.

Episode 245: Preventing Disease with Machine Learning at Stanford Med 24.10.2018

Addison Snell interviews Stanford Med's Dr. Jingjing Li about a breakthrough new study that uses machine learning to accurately predict cardiac disease.

Episode 244: Czech Automaker Preps For 15 Petaflops; Quantum Computing Comes to Life 15.10.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman review developments in the Chinese Supermicro spy scandal, plus announcements about HPC in the Czech automotive industry and IBM's quantum modeling of evolution.

Episode243: Chinese Military Implicated in Server Hacking; Supermicro Under Scrutiny 10.10.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the potential effects of the Chinese Supermicro spy scandal on the HPC industry.

Episode 242: IBM Takes a Crack at Machine Bias; New Study Predicts Workforce Disruption 03.10.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the pitfalls of machine bias in AI and a new study that predicts coming disruption to a substantial percentage of the workforce.

Episode 241: U.S. Advances Bill for Quantum Leadership; Gordon Bell Finalists Enter Exascale Era 24.09.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss a $1.2 billion initiative in Congress to keep the U.S. at the forefront of the quantum computing landscape, and take a look at exascale and the Gordon Bell finalists.

Episode 240: Lenovo and NetApp Partner Up; NVIDIA Puts Turing into Tesla 14.09.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss Lenovo's newly-announced partnership with NetApp, NVIDIA's Tesla move, HPC on Wall Street, and Lenovo Transform 2.0.

Episode 239: Azure Gets HPC and AI Boost; Baidu Intros Code-Free Machine Learning 07.09.2018

Episode 239: Azure Gets HPC and AI Boost; Baidu Intros Code-Free Machine Learning by Intersect360 Research

Episode 238: China Makes Big Push into Superconducting Computers; TACC Preps for Frontera 30.08.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze China's latest announcement on the road to superconductor development, and TACC's new Fronterra system.

Episode 237: New Processors in the Spotlight; Fujitsu, IBM, and Intel at Hot Chips 29.08.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the HPC announcements from the Hot Chips conference.

Episode 236: A New NSF System for TACC; Plus Installations at NREL, Hokkaido, and Zimbabwe 22.08.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze new system announcements spanning the globe.

Episode 235: Three Xeons in Two Years; Intel Unveils Processor Roadmap 22.08.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze Intel's latest chip announcements and its likely roadmap over the next few years.

Episode 234: Achieving Zen in China; HPE Wins Blue Brain 5 17.07.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss China's Zen and Switzerland's Big Blue Brain.

Episode 233: European Processor Initiative Takes Aim at Exascale; HPC Cloud Computing on the Upswing 11.07.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the European exascale initiative and Intersect360 Research's HPC market overview.

Episode 232: Lustre, Machine Learning, GPUs and Quantum; an ISC Wrap-Up 29.06.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman wrap up their coverage of ISC18 with an analysis of the biggest news items of the show.

Episode 231: TOP500 Reaches a New Summit 27.06.2018

Addison Snell talks with IBM's David Turek about Summit, the #1 system heading up the new TOP500 list.

Episode 230: ISC18 Kicks Off; TOP500 Gets a Makeover 26.06.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman talk TOP500, HPCG, and Green500 live from the ISC18 show floor.

Episode 229: Sandia Set to Break Petaflop Barrier with ARM; A Preview of ISC18 22.06.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman preview ISC18 and take a look at the new petaflop ARM system announcement out of Sandia National Labs.

Episode 228: Penguin Computing Sold to Holding Company; MareNostrum Supercomputer Gets IBM Upgrade 15.06.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman analyze the unexpected acquisition of Penguin Computing, MareNostrum's upgrade, and stories to watch at ISC.

Episode 227: DOE Launches Summit Supercomputer; US Poised to Reclaim TOP500 Lead 13.06.2018

Addison Snell and Michael Feldman discuss the Summit news out of Oak Ridge and its probable impact on the TOP500 list.

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