IBM is combining two popular concepts in computing--Linux clusters and blade servers--into a standard system for businesses and research institutions. The Armonk, N.Y.-based computing giant plans to ...

When your data and work grow, and you still want to produce results in a timely manner, you start to think big. Your one beefy server reaches its limits. You need a way to spread your work across many ...

So you want to build a Linux cluster? Yeah, you and everybody else it seems lately. However, the term Linux cluster is a popular one that doesn't mean the same thing to everybody. When asked, many ...

Linux cluster computing has transformed the architecture of high-performance computing applications. High-cost supercomputers are being replaced by low-cost Linux clusters to solve the most ...

The oil and gas industry was once the province of the world’s fastest supercomputers from makers such as Cray and IBM. But recently, industry heavyweights such as Amerada Hess, British Petroleum, ...