The Ultimate Guide to High Performance Computing
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for High Performance Computing (HPC).
What to know about High Performance Computing
High Performance Computing (HPC) is a field that focuses on using advanced computing technologies to solve complex problems and process vast amounts of data rapidly. It encompasses the design and deployment of powerful computing systems, including supercomputers and specialized hardware, to support applications ranging from scientific research and AI development to data analytics and industrial simulations.
Exploring this tag reveals the latest innovations, partnerships, and breakthroughs in hardware, software, and infrastructure that drive HPC forward. Readers can learn about advancements in AI integration, data centre efficiency, cooling technologies, and collaborative efforts among leading technology companies. Staying informed about HPC developments provides insight into how cutting-edge computing power is shaping industries and enabling new capabilities across diverse fields.
American High Performance Computing News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Delta buys Fremont site to boost Silicon Valley push
The site gives Delta a larger Bay Area base for testing and demonstrations as AI and data centre customers demand more power infrastructure.
Wistron opens Texas plant to make Nvidia superchips
The Texas plant adds 500 jobs and a USD 700 million boost as demand for AI hardware drives more production on US soil.
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Google commits USD $40 million to US Genesis Mission
The White House-backed research push will give tens of thousands of Department of Energy staff access to Google AI tools for a year.
Saras Micro Devices hires ex-Amkor chiefs for growth
As AI chips strain power delivery, the Arizona firm is adding senior packaging veterans to turn its technology into commercial sales.
PowerCell wins SEK 30m fuel cell order for ECL campus
The deal gives ECL a firmer power plan for its Santa Clara AI campus as data centre operators face tightening electricity constraints.
NVIDIA unveils Vera CPU for AI agent data centre workloads
AI agents could run faster and keep graphics processors busier as Nvidia's Vera chip targets the bottlenecks that slow data centre workloads.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to High Performance Computing
Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant
Neocloud providers set to grab AI cloud market share
Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034
IDC says global server revenue hits USD $444.1 billion
SMACT Works demonstrates Oracle Cloud AI capabilities through product manager innovation
Featured News
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Recent High Performance Computing News
NVIDIA expands US AI manufacturing with partner network
NVIDIA says US AI demand will add USD $485 billion to GDP in 2026 as it expands chip, systems and data centre manufacturing.
Salute & UHP to train veterans for data centre jobs
A veteran pipeline for data centre work is set to ease staff shortages as Salute and UHP target more than 10,000 recruits.
Skeleton launches GrapheneUPS to steady AI data centres
Tighter grid rules are pushing AI data centres towards site-level power smoothing, as Skeleton's system aims to cut connection sizes and protect uptime.
Cornelis adds federal partners for AI & HPC networking
Federal buyers of AI and HPC systems will gain wider access to Cornelis’s CN5000 platform through new partners ASI Corp, CTG Federal and TVAR Solutions.
Google Cloud expands AI deal with Thinking Machines Lab
Access to Google Cloud’s newest Blackwell hardware should speed training for Thinking Machines Lab as AI rivals battle for scarce compute.
Enterprise SSD prices jump 24% amid flash volatility
Storage buyers face sharply higher bills, as a 25PB all-flash deployment could cost nearly USD $48.17 million over three years.
Edged US opens waterless AI data centre in Mesa, Arizona
Arizona’s water-stressed data centre market gets a new 36 MW AI site in Mesa that uses zero water for cooling and aims to save 138 million gallons a year.
memQ unveils CUDA-Q based compiler for linked QPUs
memQ unveils xDQC, a CUDA-Q based distributed quantum compiler to split workloads across linked QPUs and boost complex task throughput.
VDURA adds RDMA & AI-focused context-aware tiering
VDURA adds RDMA and unveils context-aware tiering to cut CPU bottlenecks and speed AI training and inference across its data platform.
Creative ITC opens Houston base to drive US growth
Creative ITC has opened a Houston headquarters to spearhead US growth, targeting architecture, engineering and energy clients nationwide.
XYZ Reality expands Applied Digital AI campus work
XYZ Reality widens Applied Digital partnership to oversee construction at new Polaris Forge AI campuses totalling over 600MW in North Dakota.
AMD unveils Instinct MI350 GPUs & Helios to spearhead open AI
AMD launches Instinct MI350 GPUs and Helios rack-scale platform, aiming to boost AI performance and energy efficiency in hyperscale data centres by 2026.
AI system to cut grid connection delays by 80% in US energy push
Southwest Power Pool, Hitachi, and NVIDIA will cut US power grid connection delays by 80% using AI to speed energy planning and infrastructure upgrades.
AMD & Anthropic strike gigawatt-scale AI partnership
Anthropic will gain a larger pool of AI computing power as AMD commits up to USD $5 billion and a gigawatt-scale chip rollout.
NVIDIA ramps up Vera Rubin AI system for cloud giants
Early cloud deployments and benchmark gains signal NVIDIA's latest rack-scale AI platform is moving into commercial use as data centres chase efficiency.
AMD expands Azure AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft
Microsoft will widen Azure's AI capacity as AMD's Helios rack system and Venice processors are added across chips, networking and software.
NetApp buys DataPelago to boost AI data processing
Businesses could cut AI data-handling costs sharply as NetApp adds DataPelago's zero-copy processing to its storage platform.
Macquarie to buy Sydney site for campus & data centre
The Sydney project is set to add roughly 200 megawatts of capacity as demand from cloud and AI customers keeps rising.
Akamai joins WWT AI security model for NVIDIA systems
The tie-up gives enterprises a layered way to secure AI systems without sacrificing performance, as demand for larger workloads grows.
Quantum computing used to study chimpanzee conflict
The project could sharpen conservation planning by showing how habitat and food pressures shape violent and peaceful behaviour in primates.