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Jon Thor Kristinsson

Jon Thor Kristinsson

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Jon Thor Kristinsson
20 July 2023

Introducing Ubuntu’s new HPC community team

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

The High-Performance Computing (HPC) community team is the latest engineering team to join the Ubuntu project. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
4 July 2023

Meet Canonical at PEARC23

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical at PEARC23, learn more about Ubuntu and HPC attend the session on Container usage and training at HPC centers. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
9 March 2023

MAAS 3.3 is now available

MAAS Ubuntu tech blog

In this blog, you will learn about some of the new features now available in the latest MAAS release. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
5 December 2022

High-performance computing (HPC) technologies: what does the future hold? [part 6]

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

his is a very exciting time for HPC, as we are seeing a lot of innovation in the space. Servers are taking on advanced capabilities in terms of compute and networking and we are seeing compatibility increase. Overall cluster deployment and usage is being driven by ease of use. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
28 November 2022

Open Source in HPC [part 5]

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction to open source HPC focused applications and components. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
9 November 2022

Canonical to attend Supercomputing 22

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Discuss your HPC and supercomputing needs with Canonical at SC22 ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
12 July 2022

High-performance computing (HPC) cluster architecture [part 4]

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

This article describes what HPC clusters are, their various components and their particular purposes. It also covers the different types of HPC clusters. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
25 May 2022

Canonical at ISC High Performance 2022

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Come join us at ISC High Performance 2022 in Hamburg, book your meeting now, to discuss all things Canonical, Ubuntu and HPC. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
9 May 2022

What is supercomputing? [part 3]

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This article is about the history of supercomputers and how they have evolved into the HPC and supercomputing systems we see today. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
19 April 2022

High-performance computing (HPC) clusters anywhere [part 2]

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction to the cloud players in the HPC cluster space and how they are driving innovation and evolution in the HPC solution space. ...

Jon Thor Kristinsson
12 April 2022

What is high-performance computing (HPC)? [part 1]

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction to high-performance computing, the components that make HPC clusters and how they are used to solve the toughest computational problems we have today. We also cover some of the many ways high-performance computing can be used in the industry. ...