Reprints from my posting to SAN-Tech Mailing List and ...

2011/06/11

[san-tech][02261] データセンター効率規格についての議論と PUE承認

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:20:25 +0900
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2011/06/12
[san-tech][02789] ANSI/ASHRAE 90.1-2010発行
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データセンターの効率規格についての議論、問題提起?です

"Setting efficiency goals for data centers"
 April 12, 2010, Google Public Policy Blog
 Urs Hoelzle, Senior Vice President, Operations and Google Fellow
  http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/04/setting-efficiency-goals-for-data.html

"Right Problem but Wrong Approach", 2010/04/12
 James Hamilton, Vice President and Distinguished Engineer on
 the Amazon Web Services team
  http://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2010/04/12/RightProblemButWrongApproach.aspx

[san-tech][02183] 英国ブロードバンド政策発表 (2010/03/22)

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:13:03 +0900
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2010年 3月 22日、英国ブラウン首相が英国ブロードバンド政策について
発表しました。

"UK Government Promises Fast Broadband For All By 2020"
 March 22, 2010
  http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/government-promises-universal-superfast-broadband-by-2020-5981

  "Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that every home in
   the UK will have access to superfast broadband by 2020, dubbing
   it the "electricity of the digital age"."
  Broadband tax
  "The Prime Minister reistated the government's plans to
   introduce a 50p-per-month levy on all fixed phone lines to help
   fund a partnership with the private sector for a superfast
   broadband network across Britain."

[san-tech][02177] European Conference on Research Infrastructures 2010

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:25:43 +0900
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またアレな話題ですが、2010年 3月 23日~24日、スペインのバルセロナで
開催された

European Conference on Research Infrastructures, ECRI2010.
  http://www.ecri2010.es/en

資料が公開されています。ディスカッション形式で以下のセッションに
分かれています:

[san-tech][02158] アリス・イン・ワンダーランドは Avereで

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:16:22 +0900
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ウォルト・ディズニー・ピクチャーズ『アリス・イン・ワンダーランド』
(Alice in Wonderland) の 3Dを担当した Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)は、
Avere Systemsを NASのフロントエンドに採用したそうです:

"Avere Systems Demand-Driven Storage Solutions Deployed By
 Sony Pictures Imageworks", March 2, 2010
  http://www.averesystems.com/News_PressReleases.aspx?ID=10

"Sony Pictures virtualises filers", 2nd March 2010
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/02/spi_avere_isilon/

  "SPI's Stephen Kowalski, its systems and storage operations director,
   said SPI chose Avere "to support our digital animation studio in
   Albuquerque because not only does its FXT Series deliver the IOPs
   the group needs without driving up operational costs, its two-stage
   NAS architecture allows us the flexibility to work with a multitude
   of mass storage systems. Now we can choose whichever solution best
   suits our changing needs without worrying about being limited by
   a single vendor's architecture.""

[san-tech][02159] "FCC、全米ブロードバンド計画を議会に提出へ", 2010/03/16

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:36:40 +0900
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2010年 3月 16日、米連邦通信委員会(FCC)が全米ブロードバンド計画
「National Broadband Plan」を議会に提出しました:

"FCC、全米ブロードバンド計画を議会に提出へ", 2010年03月16日
  http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1003/16/news041.html

  "米連邦通信委員会(FCC)は今週、米国の高速通信ネットワークの
   拡大を目指した全米ブロードバンド構想を発表する予定だ。FCCは
   3月16日に「National Broadband Plan」を議会に提出し、米国全域
   を最新のブロードバンドインフラでくまなく接続するための行動
   計画を示す。"

  "FCCの計画に示された今後10年間の行動予定には、1億世帯に安価な
   100Mbpsサービスを接続すること、米国のあらゆる地域において学校、
   病院、軍事施設などの拠点施設に最低1Gbpsの超高速ブロードバンド
   へのアクセスを安価で提供すること、500MHz帯を免許不要および
   要免許の帯域として新たに利用可能にし、米国がモバイル分野の
   イノベーションで世界をリードすること、ブロードバンドの普及率を
   現在の約65%から90%以上に引き上げることなどが含まれる。"

[san-tech][02131] The Final Report from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:06:11 +0900
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SDSCを中心とした Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation
から最終レポートが公開されていました:

"Blue Ribbon Task Force Report: Preserving Our Digital Knowledge Base
 Must be a Public Priority", 02.26.10
  http://www.sdsc.edu/News%20Items/PR022610_blueribbon.html

最終レポート (116ページ):
"Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet:
 Ensuring Long-term Access to Digital Information", February 2010
  http://www.sdsc.edu/News%20Items/PR022610_blueribbon.html

すごい簡単な1枚用紙の要約? 上記 URLから
  http://www.sdsc.edu/News%20Items/PR022610_brtf_sidebar.pdf

[san-tech][02102] 米ボブスレーは IBM HPCクラウド

Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:30:44 +0900
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US Bobsledチームが IBM の HPCクラウドを活用してそりを設計したそうです:

"To Build a Better Bobsled", Feb 18, 2010
  http://www.pcworld.com/article/189664/simulations_and_streamribbons.html

Learn how supercomputers helped construct a faster bobsled for
the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team.
12枚のスライドです。

[san-tech][02086] 加州政府系データセンター統合指令

Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:41:21 +0900
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先週火曜日 (10/02/09) シュワルツェネッガー カリフォルニア州知事から、
州政府系 IT機器のいっそうの改善指示 (Executive Order) が出されました。

"California Plans Fast Data Center Consolidation",
 February 11th, 2010
  http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/02/11/california-plans-fast-data-center-consolidation/

 "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order Tuesday stipulating
  that California reduce the total amount of data center square footage
  currently utilized by state agencies by 25 percent by July, and by 50
  percent by July 2011."

[san-tech][02132] Re: BlueArcプレスリリース ("Avatar")

Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:47:50 +0900
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[san-tech][01975] BlueArcプレスリリース ("Avatar")

Avatarでもうけた Weta Digita社は、以前使用していた IBM製ブレード
(IBM HS20) 300台を、地元の公立専門学校:
Whitireia Community Polytechnic
  http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/Pages/home.aspx
に寄付したとのことです。

"Weta Digital, Production House for AVATAR,
 Donates IBM Blade Servers to Schools", January 25, 2010
  http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/01/weta-digital-production-house-for-avatar-donates-ibm-blade-servers-to-schools/

[san-tech][01975] BlueArcプレスリリース ("Avatar")

Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:18:14 +0900
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2011/06/11
[san-tech][02132] Re: BlueArcプレスリリース ("Avatar")
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 BlueArcネタです
"BlueArc Storage Solution Powers Visual Effects Behind "Avatar""
 Jan. 6, 2010
  http://bluearc.com/storage-news/press_releases/pr_100106-avator.shtml

"12 Titan servers to store and manage over 500 terabytes of data
 feeding thousands of render nodes acting in concert to produce the
 special effects for Avatar, as well as an additional 700 terabytes
 of nearline storage."

[san-tech][01903] MS新刊公開:「The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery」

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:26:47 +0100

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2009年 10月 15~17日に開催された、Microsoft eScience Workshop 2009で
新刊が発表され、Web公開されました
"The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery"
  http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/
"New Book Expands on Jim Gray's Vision", October 16, 2009
  http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/fourthparadigm-101609.aspx
Full Text (6MB)
  http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/4th_paradigm_book_complete_lr.pdf
Table of Contents (章ごとの公開)
  http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/contents.aspx

[san-tech][03048] MS Azure by US NSF:採択プロジェクト発表 (2011/04/20)

Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:30:31 +0900
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今年 (2011年) 2月、以下でお知らせした:
[san-tech][02059] MS Azure by US NSF
[san-tech][02081] Re: MS Azure by US NSF

US National Science Foundation (NSF) 予算による Microsoft Windows Azure
を使用した研究プロジェクトの採択結果が、4/20に発表されました:

"The Sky Is No Limit: 13 Research Teams Compute in the Clouds"
"NSF awards nearly $4.5 million to innovative projects to
 participate in NSF / Microsoft cloud computing collaboration"
 April 20, 2011
  http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119248

  "The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the awardees
   who will be funded through the collaborative cloud computing
   agreement that Microsoft Corp. and NSF announced in February 2010."

[san-tech][02081] Re: MS Azure by US NSF

Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:29:57 +0900
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2011/06/11
[san-tech][03048] MS Azure by US NSF:採択プロジェクト発表 (2011/04/20)
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[san-tech][02059] MS Azure by US NSF
Microsoft担当者(牽引者?)の Blog (A Blog by Dan Reed) エントリーです:
"Innovation Via Client Plus Cloud: Microsoft-NSF Partnership"
 February 04, 2010
  http://www.hpcdan.org/reeds_ruminations/2010/02/innovation-via-client-plus-cloud-microsoft-nsf-partnership.html

Dan Reed
Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Technology Strategy and Policy (TS&P)
and Extreme Computing Group (XCG)
  http://www.hpcdan.org/about.html

[san-tech][02059] MS Azure by US NSF

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:51:17 +0900
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2011/06/11
[san-tech][02081] Re: MS Azure by US NSF
[san-tech][03048] MS Azure by US NSF:採択プロジェクト発表 (2011/04/20)
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"Microsoft and NSF Enable Research in the Cloud", February 4, 2010
  http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116336&org=NSF&from=news
  http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/feb10/02-04NSFPR.mspx

 "Microsoft Corp. and the National Science Foundation (NSF) today
  announced an agreement that will offer individual researchers
  and research groups selected through NSF's merit review process
  free access to advanced cloud computing resources."

[san-tech][03055] Force10 Open Cloud Networking (OCN) Framework発表

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:05:26 +0900
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Force10から Open Cloud Networking (OCN) framework ビジョンに基づく
新製品群が発表されました:

"Force10 Unlocks the Full Potential of the Data Center with Open
 Cloud Networking Framework"
 April 26, 2011
  http://www.force10networks.com/news/pressreleases/2011/pr-2011-04-26.asp

Open Cloud Networking Framework
  http://www.force10networks.com/solutions/Open-Cloud-Networking/

概要はこの 1ページ解説がお勧めです:
(スイッチについては、最後の The Resisterの記事がお勧め):
"Force10 Rolls Out Open Cloud Networking"
 04.26.2011, insideHPC
  http://insidehpc.com/2011/04/26/force10-rolls-out-open-cloud-networking/
↑を元に

[san-tech][03076] Mellanoxから 1U 40GbEスイッチ

Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 03:54:30 +0900
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以前紹介した
[san-tech][03052] Mellanox: First 56 Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40 GbE Multi-Protocol Switch Silicon

自社開発の SwitchXチップを使用した 1U 40GbEスイッチが発表されました:
※最後にもう一つプレスリリースがあります

"Mellanox Introduces World's First High Density, 36-Port 40 Gigabit
 Ethernet Switches for Superior Server and Storage Connectivity"
 May 9, 2011
  http://www.mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=press_release_item&rec_id=551

  "Based on the company's recently announced, performance-leading
   SwitchX switch silicon ICs, the SX-1000 series delivers up to
   2.88Tb/s of switching in a single 1U device."

[san-tech][03052] Mellanox: First 56 Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40 GbE Multi-Protocol Switch Silicon

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:29:03 +0900
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2011/06/21
[san-tech][03194] Mellanox: FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBandスイッチ発表, June 20, 2011
2011/06/11
[san-tech][03155] Mellanox: FDR 56Gb/s, 10/40GbE, PCIe Gen3対応チップ (ConnectX-3) 発表
[san-tech][03076] Mellanoxから 1U 40GbEスイッチ
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Mellanoxから、新しいスイッチ用チップのプレスリリースです:

"Mellanox Introduces SwitchX with Virtual Protocol Interconnect
 Technology; Industry's First 56 Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40 Gigabit
 Ethernet Multi-Protocol Switch Silicon"
 April 25, 2011
  http://www.mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=press_release_item&rec_id=546

[san-tech][03079] Obsidian Longbow InfiniBand Routerレポート (2編)

Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 17:14:57 +0900
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2011/06/13
[san-tech][02000] "Lustre in a WAN Environment", HPI-DC 2009, 09/08/31
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DICEから Obsidian Longbow InfiniBand Routersの 2つのレポートが公開
されていました:

"The Network Based Computing Lab Uses DICE Test Bed to Successfully
 Complete Performance Evaluation of Obsidian Longbow Routers"
 April 6, 2011
  http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2011/obsidian_dk.shtml

"The DICE Program Releases SCinet Report Featuring Research Sandbox
 Results"
 May 10, 2011
  http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2011/sandbox.shtml
  http://www.diceprogram.org/sandbox/images/config_large.jpg
"Large-Scale Data Migration Study Concludes: Obsidian Longbow Router
 was the Fastest Transport Mechanism Evaluated"
 May 11, 2011
  http://www.obsidianresearch.com/press/dice_report_may2011.html

[san-tech][03099] Low Latency Driver Software (Myricom & Mellanox)

Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 03:01:27 +0900
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Low Latency Driver Softwareのアナウンスもありました:
※測定環境等いろいろあるでしょうから、ご参考程度に・・・

"Myricom DBL 2.0 Achieves Lowest UDP and TCP Latency for High Frequency
 Trading"
 May 2, 2011
  http://www.myricom.com/press.php#dbl2

  "... today announces DBL 2.0 software for its Myri-10G 10-Gigabit
   Ethernet network adapters. DBL is specifically designed to provide
   ultra-low latency communication, with rapid time to deployment, for
   high frequency trading (HFT) and other 10-Gigabit Ethernet
   latency-sensitive enterprise applications."

[san-tech][02075] 大規模システム (16kノード) での OS Jitter報告 (HPC Colony Project)

Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:41:27 +0900
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2012/05/01
"Practical experiences with OS Jitter"
 Feb 09, 2012, IBM developerWorks Wikis
  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/LinuxP/Practical+experiences+with+OS+Jitter

"OS Jitter Mitigation Techniques"
 Feb 09, 2010, IBM developerWorks Wikis
  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/LinuxP/OS+Jitter+Mitigation+Techniques
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大規模システム (16,000ノード) での OS Jitterに関するレポートです
(実際は HPC Colony Project報告)

"Linux OS Jitter Measurements at Large Node Counts using a BlueGene/L"
 Jones, Terry R [ORNL] ;
 Tauferner, Mr. Andrew [IBM T.J. Watson Research Center] ;
 Inglett, Mr. Todd [IBM T.J. Watson Research Center]
 Publication Date: 2010 Jan 01 (On Paper: November 30, 2009)
  http://www.osti.gov/bridge/product.biblio.jsp?query_id=1&page=0&osti_id=971232

Abstract
 "We present experimental results for a coordinated scheduling
  implementation of the Linux operating system. Results were collected
  on an IBM Blue Gene/L machine at scales up to 16K nodes. Our results
  indicate coordinated scheduling was able to provide a dramatic
  improvement in scaling performance for two applications characterized
  as bulk synchronous parallel programs."

[san-tech][02070] US HEC系ファイルシステム予算獲得軌跡の報告

Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:11:10 +0900
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件名はさておいて、US HEC File Systems and I/O (HEC FSIO) 研究予算獲得の
軌跡とも言うべき報告です (プロジェクトでは HPCとは呼んでいません):

"Coordinating government funding of file system and I/O research
 through the high end computing university research activity"
 ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, Volume 43, Issue 1 (January 2009)
  Gary Grider    Los Alamos National Lab
  James Nunez     Los Alamos National Lab
  John Bent     Los Alamos National Lab
  Steve Poole     Oak Ridge National Lab
  Rob Ross     Argonne National Lab
  Evan Felix     Pacific Northwest National Lab
  http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1496909.1496910

[san-tech][02032] 英空軍 (RAF) 地下基地跡データセンター

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:56:35 +0900
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英空軍 (RAF) の大規模地下基地跡を活用した地下データセンター計画が
進んでいます。

"Wiltshire Mines To Hold Record-Breaking Green Data Centre",
 September 16, 2009
  http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/wiltshire-mines-to-hold-record-breaking-green-data-centre-1841
 ""The next stage of development will prove  to be one of  the most
  energy-efficient data facilities in the world - achieving a PUE
  of under 1.2 without introducing fresh-air into the data rooms,""

Ark Continuity Limited
  http://www.arkcontinuity.co.uk/index.html

[san-tech][02020] "Worldwide electricity used in data centers" 2000-2005

Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:55:51 +0900
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2000 ~ 2005年のデータセンターでの電力使用をまとめたレポートです

"Worldwide electricity used in data centers"
 Jonathan G Koomey, Published 23 September 2008.
 Environmental Research Letters  3 034008 (8pp)
  http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1748-9326/3/3/034008/
  http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1748-9326/3/3/034008/erl8_3_034008.pdf

以下の 2つのレポートをまとめたものだと思います(下は違うかも):
"Estimating Total US & Global Server Power Consumption"
 Jonathan G. Koomey, Ph.D., February 15, 2007
  http://enterprise.amd.com/Downloads/svrpwrusecompletefinal.pdf
"Estimating Regional Power Consumption by Servers"
 Jonathan G. Koomey, Ph.D., December 5, 2007
  http://enterprise.amd.com/Downloads/Technology/Koomey_Estimating.pdf

[san-tech][02011] US Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, January 15, 2010

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:01:23 +0900
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アメリカ国家科学審議会 National Science Board (NSB) が米科学技術指標:
Science and Engineering Indicators 2010を公開しました:
"National Science Board Releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2010"
 January 15, 2010
  http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116238

National Science Board - Science and Engineering Indicators
  http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/sei/
 "Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) provides a broad base of
  quantitative information on the U.S. and international science and
  engineering enterprise."
 "SEI is factual and policy-neutral. It does not offer policy options
  and it does not make policy recommendations."
 "SEI is used by readers who hold a variety of views about which
  indicators are most significant for different purposes."

[san-tech][02006] InfinBand 3D Torusいろいろ

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:42:36 +0900
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2012/03/16
[san-tech][03479] Slide/Video: HPC Advisory Council Switzerland Conference 2012 (March 13-15, 2012) 
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2012/03/02
"3D Torus Topology with InfiniBand at San Diego Supercomputing Center"
 January 30, 2012, HPCWire
 Sponsored Content by Mellanox Technologies
  http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-01-30/3d_torus_topology_with_infiniband_at_san_diego_supercomputing_center.html
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InfinBand 3D Torus関係情報をまとめました

Sandia Red Sky関連 (ビデオ、Sonoma WS資料、公開パッチ等)
FPGAベース 3D Torus (QPACE (eQPACE):QCDマシン、EXTOLL project)
Fat-Treeと 3D Torusトポロジーイメージでの比較
Fat-Tree資料
3D Torus以降 (Dragonfly、豆腐)

[san-tech][02988] 講演資料:3rd Symp. of the HyperTransport COE (2010/02/08. 09)、SMP用ボードが 3種

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:35:09 +0900
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2011年 2月 8日、9日に開催された

Third Symposium of the HyperTransport - Center of Excellence
  http://ra.ziti.uni-heidelberg.de/coeht/index.php?page=events&id=20110208
の講演資料が公開されています。

15講演のうち、6講演が Cluster Network Fabric (Global Shared Memory)
関連です (1つは Welcome、1つは SAP In-Memory Computing)。

SAP研究報告
"Research on Large Scale Coherent Shared Memory"
 Ike Nassi,
 Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist at SAP
  http://ra.ziti.uni-heidelberg.de/coeht/pages/events/20110208/presentations/ike.pdf

[san-tech][03119] "Cool Vendors in Green IT and Sustainability, 2011", 15 April 2011, Gartner

Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 23:23:55 +0900
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Gartnerから以下のレポートが公開されています。

"Cool Vendors in Green IT and Sustainability, 2011"
 15 April 2011
 Simon Mingay, Stephen Stokes, Milind Govekar
 Gartner Research Note G00211310
  http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/joulex/211310.html

  "We have chosen five vendors that go to the heart of IT's diverse
   current and potential roles in sustainable business. Most illustrate
   how sustainability extends across disciplines, business functions
   and technology sectors. These areas should be of significant
   interest to most enterprises."

[san-tech][02463] 講演資料:HPC Resilience 系 2件 (Resilience 2010, 2010/05/17 & FTXS 2010, 2010/06/28)

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:26:59 +0900
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HPC系ですが、Resilienceについてのワークショップ 2件の講演資料です:

3rd Workshop on Resiliency in High Performance Computing (Resilience)
in Clusters, Clouds, and Grids, May 17, 2010
  http://xcr.cenit.latech.edu/resilience2010/

1st Workshop on Fault-Tolerance for HPC at Extreme Scale (FTXS 2010)
 June 28th, 2010
  http://institute.lanl.gov/resilience/workshops/ftxs2010/

どちらも同じページから講演資料のダウンロードが可能です。
2018年の ExaFlopsに備えて、これから用語の定義等をしていくのでしょう
(一部内容が重なったりもしています)

[san-tech][03110] 講演資料:Resilience Summit 2010 (2010/10/13)

Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 18:22:16 +0900
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2010年 10月の会議ですが、Resilience Summit 2010の講演資料が公開されて
います:

Resilience Summit 2010
  http://www.csm.ornl.gov/srt/conferences/ResilienceSummit/2010/

公開されている講演資料のタイトル
"Hard Data on Soft Errors: A Global-Scale Assessment of GPGPU Memory Soft Error Rates"
"Soft Errors, Silent Data Corruption, and Exascale Computing"
"Scalable HPC System Monitoring"
"Mining event log patterns in HPC systems"
"Integrating Fault Tolerance into the Monte Carlo Application Toolkit"
"An Uncoordinated Checkpoint Protocol for Send-deterministic HPC Application"
"VolpexMPI: Robust Execution of MPI Applications through Process Replication"

[san-tech][02098] "New details on LinkedIn architecture"

Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:01:48 +0900
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2011/06/13
SNA LinkedIn
Search, Network, Analytics.
  http://sna-projects.com/sna/
  "The Search, Network, and Analytics team at LinkedIn works on
   LinkedIn's information retrieval systems, the social graph system,
   data driven features, and supporting data infrastructure. This site
   hosts the open source projects that have been built by members
  of our team (and our friends)."
--------------------------------------------------
偶然こんな記事を発見

"New details on LinkedIn architecture", February 02, 2010
  http://glinden.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-details-on-linkedin-architecture.html

 "Googler Daniel Tunkelang recently wrote a post, "LinkedIn Search:
  A Look Beneath the Hood", that has slides from a talk by LinkedIn
  engineers along with some commentary on LinkedIn's search architecture."

[san-tech][02097] Re:US HEC/HPC Resilienceレポート

Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:12:03 +0900
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[san-tech][02096] US HEC/HPC Resilienceレポート 

Resilienceといえば Open MPIにも
Open Resilient Cluster Manager (ORCM) プロジェクト
  http://www.open-mpi.org/projects/orcm/
が立ち上がっています。

MPI関係では、オハイオ州立大学 Panda教授の率いる
Network Based Computing Lab, The Ohio State University.
  http://nowlab.cse.ohio-state.edu/

Fault Tolerance Backplane (FTB)
  http://nowlab.cse.ohio-state.edu/projects/ftb-ib/index.html
プロジェクトがあります。

[san-tech][02096] US HEC/HPC Resilienceレポート

Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:49:30 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
米国で新たな HEC (High‐End Computing) の Resilience (回復力・復元力)の
レポートが公開されました (計 3レポート):
※Resilienceは、HPCに限らず大規模システムでのキーワードになるでしょう。

"High‐End Computing Resilience: Analysis of Issues Facing the HEC
 Community and Path‐Forward for Research and Development"
  DOE NNSA: Nathan DeBardeleben, LANL, James Laros, SNL
  DOD ACS Research Program: John Daly, CEC
  DOE Office of Science: Stephen Scott, ORNL, Christian Engelmann, ORNL
  DOD DARPA: Bill Harrod, IPTO
  *)This document was cleared by DARPA on [1/20/10].
  http://institute.lanl.gov/resilience/docs/HECResilience_WhitePaper_Jan2010_final.pdf
  ※これは以下で紹介したワークショップをまとめたモノです
[san-tech][01803] National HPC Workshop on Resilience 2009資料公開
[san-tech][01931] Re: National HPC Workshop on Resilience 2009資料公開
[san-tech][01997] Re: National HPC Workshop on Resilience 2009資料公開

[san-tech][03126] NVIDIA GPUDirect v2.0 (CUDA 4.0) 正式リリース (2011/05/26)

Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:59:52 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
GPUDirect v2.0、Unified Virtual Addressing (UVA) 等 Faster Multi-GPU
Programmingをサポートする機能を含む、CUDA 4.0が正式リリースされました:
※CUDA 4.0は他にも盛りだくさんです

"CUDA Toolkit 4.0 and Parallel Nsight 2.0 Now Production Release"
 May 26 2011
  http://developer.nvidia.com/content/cuda-toolkit-40-and-parallel-nsight-20-now-production-release

  "CUDA 4.0- Features include Unified Virtual Addressing (UVA),
   Thrust C++ Template Performance Primitives Libraries and
   GPUDirect 2.0 GPU peer-to-peer communication technology."

[san-tech][02875] Re[2]: NVIDIA GPUDirect等々 (+Storage と GPU)

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:49:44 +0900
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[san-tech][02873] NVIDIA GPUDirect等々 (+Storage と GPU)
ちょっと気になったので、Erasure Codesと GPUで調べてみました:

前回紹介したと思いますが
"A GPU Accelerated Storage System,"
 Abdullah Gharaibeh, Samer Al-Kiswany, Sathish Gopalakrishnan,
 Matei Ripeanu, The University of British Columbia, CANADA
 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on High Performance Distributed
 Computing (HPDC 2010)
  http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~abdullah/papers/gharaibeh-hpdc10.pdf
  http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~abdullah/talks/gharaibeh-hpdc10.ppt

Paper (Page 3)から
  "Similarly, erasure codes' encoding throughput is limited by their
   computational complexity" ....
     We aim to understand the viability of offloading these
   data-processing intensive operations to a GPU to dramatically reduce
   the load on the source CPU and enhance overall system performance.
   In this context, we focus on the use of hashing-based primitives in
   storage systems. This section highlights their computational overheads
   (2.1), and presents a brief overview of NVIDIA GPU’s architecture
   (2.2)"

[san-tech][02873] NVIDIA GPUDirect等々 (+Storage と GPU)

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:41:05 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][02875] Re[2]: NVIDIA GPUDirect等々 (+Storage と GPU)
--------------------------------------------------
以前話題となった、NVIDIA GPUDirectですが、Linux用 RPMが既に公開されて
います:

NVIDIA GPUDirect
  http://developer.nvidia.com/object/gpudirect.html

現在公開されているのは 3.1.1です。

対応 HBAは、Mellanox、QLogicに直接メールで確認して欲しいとなっています。
両社とも問い合わせメールアドレスが記載されています。QLogicは Subject
の指定があります。

[san-tech][02891] Google Megastore (CIDR 2011, 2011/01/09-12)

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:06:03 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Agile Catさんの Blogエントリーで知りましたが

"Google Megastore - 1日で 30億 Write/200億 Read のトランザクションを実現"
 January 13, 2011, Agile Cat - in the cloud with openness
  http://agilecat.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/google-megastore-1%e6%97%a5%e3%81%a7-30%e5%84%84-write%ef%bc%8f200%e5%84%84-read-%e3%81%ae%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b6%e3%82%af%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e5%ae%9f%e7%8f%be-cloud/

  "未来へ向けた完全な分散環境への大いなる第一歩が、High Replication
   Datastore(HRD)をリリースする、Google App Engine チームにより達成
  された。この HRD は、少なくとも 3ヶ所のデータセンターにデータをリプ
  リケートする、ミッション・クリティカルなアプリケーションをターゲットに
  したものであり、完全な ACID セマンティクスがグループ全体に適用されるが、
  コンシステンシーに関する保証は引き下げられる。"
※Agile Catさんによる以下の High Scalabilityの Blogエントリー冒頭の翻訳

[san-tech][02923] "Trends reshaping networks", January 03, 2011, NetworkWorld

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:55:45 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
この頃の Network技術トレンドについて、Network Worldの解説記事です:

"Trends reshaping networks"
 Ken Won, Director of Product Marketing, Force10 Networks
 January 03, 2011
  http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/110103techupdate-network-trends.html?page=1
  http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/110103techupdate-network-trends.html?page=2
  http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/110103techupdate-network-trends.html?page=3

  "Server and storage environments have seen a lot of changes in the
   past ten years, while developments in networking have remained
   fairly static. Now the demands of virtualization and network
   convergence are driving the emergence of a host of new network
   developments.  Here's what you need to know and how to plan
   accordingly."

[san-tech][02943] Mellanox-NVIDIA GPUDirect講演資料 (2010/09/16-17)

Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:54:08 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Mellanox+ Nvidiaの GPUDirectのパフォーマンス比較を含めた講演資料を
見つけました:

"The Development of Mellanox-NVIDIA GPUDirect over InfiniBand -
 a New Model for GPU to GPU Communications"
 Gilad Shainer, Mellanox Technologies
 Bio-molecular Simulations on Future Computing Architectures,
 September. 16-17, 2010
  http://www.csm.ornl.gov/workshops/biomolecular/documents/100909%20GPUDirect.pptx

Mellanox - NVIDIA GPUDirect Technology (19枚目~)
※前にも説明した通り、Mellanoxの Directは、HBAが メインメモリ上の GPU
バッファに Directにアクセス出来るということです (GPU Memoryへの
Directではありません)。

CPUによるメインメモリーでのコピーが避けられるので、パフォーマンス向上
に貢献しています。

[san-tech][02946] 講演資料:21st Machine Evaluation Workshop (2010/11/30 - 12/01)

Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:02:40 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
去年 (2010年) 11月 30日 - 12月 1日、英国 Daresbury Laboratory
Distributed Computing Groupが主催した Machine Evaluation Workshopの
資料がやっと公開されてました:

21st Machine Evaluation Workshop
 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2010
  http://www.cse.scitech.ac.uk/disco/mew21/index.html

21st Machine Evaluation Workshop
Programme
  http://www.cse.scitech.ac.uk/disco/mew21/programme.html

※他ではあまりお目にかかれないメーカーさんの資料が公開されています。

[san-tech][03138] 講演資料:EuroSys 2011 (2011/04/10 -13)

Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 22:16:40 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
少し前ですが、2011年 4月 10~13日に開催された

EuroSys 2011
  http://eurosys2011.cs.uni-salzburg.at/welcome.php

のペーパーとスライドが公開されています。
EuroSysとは

"The EuroSys conference series brings together professionals from
 academia and industry. It has a strong focus on systems research
 and development: operating systems, data base systems, real-time
 systems and middleware for networked, distributed, parallel,
 or embedded computing systems."

[san-tech][03147] Micronから PCIe SSDボード (SLC NAND)

Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:34:20 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Micronのプレスリリースです (こちらも SLC):

"Micron Announces World's Fastest Enterprise Solid-State Storage System
 Featuring PCI Express"
 June 2, 2011
  http://investors.micron.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=582350
.....
  "The P320h system uses Micron's proven 34-nanometer (nm) single-level
   cell (SLC) NAND flash memory technology, which provides two different
   user capacities: 350 gigabyte (GB) and 700GB. From the NAND silicon
   to the controller to the complete system solution, the P320h SSD is
   designed and developed by Micron.

[san-tech][03155] Mellanox: FDR 56Gb/s, 10/40GbE, PCIe Gen3対応チップ (ConnectX-3) 発表

Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:55:50 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/21
[san-tech][03194] Mellanox: FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBandスイッチ発表, June 20, 2011
--------------------------------------------------
Mellanoxのプレスリリースです:

"Mellanox Introduces ConnectX-3, The Industry's First FDR 56Gb/s
 InfiniBand and 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Protocol Adapter;
 Delivers World-Record Bandwidth and Latency Performance"
 June 6, 2011
  http://www.mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=press_release_item&rec_id=571

  "... today announced the availability of its performance-leading
   ConnectX-3 Virtual Protocol InterconnectR (VPI) adapter ICs and
   cards, providing next-generation FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40GbE
   connectivity combined with the next-generation PCI Express 3.0 host
   bus for unprecedented scalability and fabric flexibility."

[san-tech][03113] Cray XK6発表 (Re: 2011/6/22(水), 23(木):Crayテクニカルセミナー)

Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 11:30:00 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][03105] 2011/6/22(水), 23(木):Crayテクニカルセミナー
Cray Inc.から GPU搭載マシンがアナウンスされました:
※これも Crayテクニカルセミナーでの目玉発表ですね。

"Cray Unveils the Cray XK6 Supercomputer
 New System Leverages the Latest Technologies From Cray, AMD and NVIDIA"
 May 24, 2011
  http://investors.cray.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98390&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1567269&highlight=

  "... the Cray XK6 supercomputer -- at the 2011 Cray User Group (CUG)
   meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska. The highly anticipated new
   supercomputer will combine Cray's Gemini interconnect, AMD Opteron
   6200 Series processors (code-named "Interlagos") and NVIDIA Tesla
   20-Series GPUs to create a tightly-integrated supercomputing system
   upgradeable to more than 50 petaflops (quadrillions of
   operations/second) of compute power."

さらに、これはすばらしい:

[san-tech][03105] 2011/6/22(水), 23(木):Crayテクニカルセミナー

Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 09:31:25 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][03113] Re: 2011/6/22(水), 23(木):Crayテクニカルセミナー
--------------------------------------------------
2011年 6月 22(水)、23(木)、Crayテクニカルセミナーが改めて開催されます:

"Cray テクニカルセミナー" 6月22日(水) 6月23日(木)
  http://wwwjp.cray.com/news_jp/XMT2011.html

参加費用:無料
Cray テクニカルセミナー 参加申し込み
  http://wwwjp.cray.com/news_jp/XMT2011register.html

[san-tech][03129] Re:"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12rrorism", 2011/05/12

Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:21:52 +0900
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[san-tech][03087] "Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12
[san-tech][03111] Re:"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12
Cray Inc.と Sandia National Laboratories (ここは複数形) が共同で新しい
研究施設:Supercomputing Institute for Learning and Knowledge Systems
(SILKS) の設置に同意:a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA) していました。

まずは Cray Inc.のプレスリリース:

"Cray and Sandia Establish a Supercomputing Institute for Learning and
 Knowledge Systems"
 May 12, 2011
  http://investors.cray.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98390&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1562987&highlight=
.....
"Sandia and Cray are collaborating on the CRADA and establishing SILKS
 with three primary technical objectives:

1)Accelerate the development and application of high performance
  computing (HPC) technologies focused on solving knowledge discovery,
  data management and informatics problems at scale
2)Collaborate to overcome the implementation barriers to a wider
  adoption of data-driven HPC computing technologies in knowledge
  discovery, data management and informatics
3)Apply the use of these technologies to enable discovery and innovation
  in science, engineering and for homeland security."
※3項目を改行で分離しました。

[san-tech][03111] Re:"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12

Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:21:52 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][03129] Re:"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][03087] "Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12

Cray XMTが導入されてる DOE PNNL (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Center for Adaptive Supercomputing Software-Multithreaded Architectures
(CASS-MT)
  http://cass-mt.pnnl.gov/

と共同研究をしている、Georgia Institute of Technologyの David A. Bader
教授の国際会議での発表です:

[san-tech][03087] "Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12

Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 21:47:24 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][03111] Re:"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12
[san-tech][03129] Re:"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism", 2011/05/12
--------------------------------------------------
米国で公開されたデータマイニングに関するレポートについての記事です:

"Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism"
 May 12, 2011
  http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/enterprise-apps/229500130

  "Federal intelligence agencies are developing new software that
   can analyze the communications networks and travel activities of
   terrorists to help discover relationships between them."

[san-tech][03153] 講演資料:HEPiX Spring 2011 Workshop (2011/05/02-06)

Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:36:54 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011年 5月 2~ 6日に開催された:

HEPiX Spring 2011 Workshop (02-06 May 2011)
  http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=118192

"HEPiX meetings bring together IT system support engineers from the
 High Energy Physics (HEP) laboratories, institutes, and universities,
 such as BNL, CERN, DESY, FNAL, IN2P3, INFN, JLAB, NIKHEF, RAL, SLAC,
 TRIUMF and others."

の講演資料が公開されています:

[san-tech][02935] Schooner社 H/W Applianceから Software Applianceに移行

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:08:52 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2012/06/27
"SanDisk Acquires Enterprise Storage Software Maker Schooner Information Technology"
 June 26, 2012
  http://www.schoonerinfotech.com/company/press-releases/2012/20120626_SanDiskAcquisition.php
  http://www.schoonerinfotech.com/company/press-releases/2012/20120626_SanDiskAcquisition.pdf
  http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/press-room/press-releases/2012/sandisk-acquires-schooner-information-technology

"SanDisk drives to Valley, picks up new kid for enterprise flash"
 Schooner strengthens server flash cache and memory creds
 27th June 2012, The Register
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/27/sandisk_schooner/

--------------------------------------------------
独自ソフトウェア(+ Flash Memory) を搭載した IBMサーバをハードウェア
アプライアンスとして販売していた、Schooner社がソフトウェアライセンス
販売に切り換えました:

"Schooner Information Technology Announces Membrain:
 the Smart NoSQL Data Store, Based on Memcached"
 February 1, 2011
  http://www.schoonerinfotech.com/news_and_events/press_releases/pr-20110201-Schooner-announces-membrain-the-smart-nosql-data-store.ctp

  "Membrain transforms commodity x86 servers and flash memory into
   easily scalable, highly available super-servers for demanding
   memcached or NoSQL data store workloads. Membrain is the third
   generation of Schooner's memcached-based data store, which has
   been in production use since early 2009"

[san-tech][02454] Re: Schoonerの記事, The Register (10/01/15)

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:58:22 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][02935] Schooner社 H/W Applianceから Software Applianceに移行
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][02002] Schoonerの記事, The Register (10/01/15)

Schooner社 CTO John Busch博士の、O'Reilly Velocity 2010でのインタビュー
ビデオです。

"Schooner: Flash-Driven Performance Gains", July 7th, 2010
  http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/07/07/schooner-flash-driven-performance-gains/
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbQYeInuRiM

  "At the recent O'Reilly Velocity 2010 conference, we spoke with
   Schooner founder and CTO Dr. John Busch, who discussed the
   company's history and the problems its technology seeks to
   address."
※"バランスが大切" と強調しているようです。

[san-tech][02002] Schoonerの記事, The Register (10/01/15)

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:39:11 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][02935] Schooner社 H/W Applianceから Software Applianceに移行[san-tech]
[san-tech][02454] Re: Schoonerの記事, The Register (10/01/15)
--------------------------------------------------
The Registerの記事です:
"Big Blue rides Schooner to MySQL boost",
 15th January 2010
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/15/schooner_ibm_deal/

 "As countless crafty upstarts have learned time and again in the
  IT racket, it's tough to get a server vendor who makes a living
  peddling boxes to get excited about server appliances that get
  rid of banks of servers. But IBM has inked a deal with upstart
  Schooner Information Technology to resell its web-caching and
  MySQL-boosting appliances starting in early March."

[san-tech][02954] Oak Ridge Jaguarを使用してトラック省エネ化

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:52:48 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Oak Ridge National Laboratoriesの Jaguarを使用して、大型トラックの省エネに
貢献するオプションパーツが開発されました:

"Department of Energy Supercomputer Helps Design More Efficient Big Rigs"
 February 8, 2011
  http://www.energy.gov/news/10056.htm

  "BMI Corporation, a company in South Carolina, in partnership with
   the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has
   successfully developed a technology that will make semi trucks more
   fuel efficient with the potential to save millions of gallons of fuel.
   Utilizing the nation's most powerful computer, BMI Corp designed a
   SmartTruck UnderTray System, a set of integrated aerodynamic fairings
   that improve the aerodynamics of 18-wheeler (Class 8) long-haul trucks."
続いて
  "If all 1.3 million Class 8 trucks in the U.S. were configured with
   these components, companies could achieve annual savings of 1.5
   billion gallons of diesel fuel - approximately equal to $5 billion in
   costs - and reductions of CO2 by 16.4 million tons."

[san-tech][02219] "High Performance Computing and U.S. Manufacturing Roundtable.", The Council on Competitiveness

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:57:56 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
HPC関連のレポートです:

"High Performance Computing and U.S. Manufacturing Roundtable."
 White Paper, 25 February 2010,
 City View Room, The George Washington University
 Published March 2010
 High Performance Computing Initiative, The Council on Competitiveness
  http://www.compete.org/publications/detail/1333/high-performance-computing-and-u.s.-manufacturing-roundtable/
  http://www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/High_Performance_Computing_and_U.S_._Manufacturing_Roundtable_.pdf

  "This white paper was meant to frame the discussion at a recent
   Council on Competitiveness roundtable meeting on leveraging high
   performance computing (HPC) to increase the innovation and
   productivity of the U.S. manufacturing sector."

[san-tech][01704] 米 HPC事例紹介:Goodyear

Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 02:46:50 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/
[san-tech][01713] Re: 米 HPC事例紹介:Goodyear
--------------------------------------------------
Goodyearでのタイヤ開発で HPC (+Sandia国立研究所との協業) がとても
役だったという事例紹介です:

"Goodyear Puts the Rubber to the Road with High Performance Computing."
 Published April 2009, Council on Competitiveness.
  http://www.compete.org/publications/detail/685/goodyear-puts-the-rubber-to-the-road-with-high-performance-computing/
  http://www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/HPC_Goodyear_032009.pdf

Council on Competitiveness (日本語訳をすれば 産業競争力懇談会) は、
米国ではとても影響力のある団体です。表現は悪いかもしれませんが、
「強いアメリカの復活と、トップの維持を!」
をスローガンとしてます。

[san-tech][02214] Re: SNIA: Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) 公開

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:58:58 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][02212] SNIA: Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) 公開

[san-tech][02198] "NetApp to Acquire Bycast Inc." (10/04/09) で紹介した
David Slik, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Architecの Blog
Vanishing Into the Infrastructure
  http://intotheinfrastructure.blogspot.com/

で、以前から CDMIの解説をしていました。
"CDMI Functional Areas", 2010-03-30
  http://intotheinfrastructure.blogspot.com/2010/03/cdmi-functional-areas.html

  "With the 1.0 release of the Cloud Data Management Interface standard
   quickly wrapping up, below is my summary of the major functional areas
   covered in the 1.0g draft:"

[san-tech][01713] Re: 米 HPC事例紹介:Goodyear

Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 23:21:41 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][01704] 米 HPC事例紹介:Goodyear

このレポートについては Forbesも取り上げています:

"American Business's Secret Competitive Weapon: HPC", 05.22.09
  http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/22/high-performance-computing-leadership-managing-hpc.html
少し刺激的なタイトルです。

ただし、投稿者の Matthew Faraci氏は
Vice president for communications of the Council on Competitiveness
  http://www.compete.org/about-us/staff/matthew-faraci/
です。

この記事は Frobes誌の Leadership欄に掲載されています:
Leadership - Forbes.com
  http://www.forbes.com/leadership/

[san-tech][02198] "NetApp to Acquire Bycast Inc."

Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:24:24 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
NetAppが object storage開発会社の Bycast Inc.の買収を発表しました:
Bycast社は 10年以上前に設立され 250ほどの顧客を獲得しているそうです。

"NetApp to Acquire Bycast Inc.", April 7, 2010
  http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/news-rel-20100407-bycast.html
  http://www.bycast.com/news_events/files/press_releases/2010/Bycast_press-release_4-6-10_FINAL2.pdf

  "Bycast is a leading developer of object-based storage software
   designed to manage petabyte-scale, globally distributed repositories
   of images, video, and records for enterprises and service providers."

Bycast Inc.
  http://www.bycast.com/index.asp
※現在は
NetApp StorageGRID
  http://www.netapp.com/us/products/storage-software/storagegrid/
にリダイレクト

Vanishing Into the Infrastructure
David Slik, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Architectの Blog
  http://intotheinfrastructure.blogspot.com/

"NetApp buys small, large storage specialist", 8th April 2010
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/08/netapp_bycast/

  "IBM offers StorageGRID  in its Grid Medical Archive product and
    has done so since 2005. HP has a similar Medical Archive product.
   Both will now become NetApp OEMs."

"IBM polishes grid for healthcare providers", 17th May 2007
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/17/ibm_updates_gmas_grid_system/

関連記事
"NetApp peeking at object interfaces", 24th August 2009
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/24/netapp_object_interfaces/

  "NetApp is going to add a native object interface to its storage
   arrays, probably before the middle of next year."

"NetApp 3.0", 23rd August 2009, Val Bercovici
  http://blogs.netapp.com/exposed/2009/08/netapp-30.html

[san-tech][02212] SNIA: Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) 公開

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:52:53 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][02214] Re: SNIA: Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) 公開
--------------------------------------------------
SNIAが Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) を公開しました。

"Industry's first Cloud Standard to be used for interoperable Cloud Storage"
 Apr. 12, 2010
  http://www.snia.org/about/news/newsroom/pr/view?item_key=ca52dddc5d660ef775597d19db6c758ce0b28ba9

  "The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) announced today
   at SNW Spring 2010, the formal approval of the Cloud Data Management
   Interface (CDMI) as a SNIA Architecture standard. This milestone marks
   the first industry-developed open standard for cloud computing and
   will allow for interoperable cloud storage implementations from
   cloud service providers and storage vendors."

CDMI-Spec
  http://cdmi.sniacloud.com/
SNIA Cloud Blog
  http://www.sniacloud.com/

Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
  http://www.snia.org/home/

ニュースとして取り上げているのは The Registerくらいです:
"SNIA offers cloud storage standard"
 13th April 2010
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/13/snia_cdmi/

  "The CDMI supports both block (LUN or virtual volume) and file
   (file system accessed by CIFS, NFS or WebDAV) legacy storage clients.
   The underlying storage space to both is abstracted as a container."

  "However, it can also be abstracted as a simple table storage space
   for database operations. The emphasis here is on scalability rather
   than features."
等々

[san-tech][02196] Re: 米国防総省クラウド事例紹介 (2010/02/22-24, IDGA Cloud Computing for DoD & Government)

Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:51:34 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][02194] 米国防総省クラウド事例紹介 (2010/02/22-24, IDGA Cloud Computing for DoD & Government)

やはり国防総省のクラウドに関連する発表資料です (DoDだけに限ってませんが):

"Government Applications of Cloud Computing"
  http://www.slideshare.net/roger.smith/government-applications-of-cloud-computing
※こちらも登録すれば PDFファイルのダウンロードが可能です。

[san-tech][01787] Re: 米 DOD HPCプログラム Statement of Objectives (SOO) 公開

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:05:05 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][01337] 米 DOD HPCプログラム Statement of Objectives (SOO) 公開

以前紹介した、米国 DOD High Performance Computing Modernization Office
User Productivity Enhancement, Technology Transfer and Training (PETTT)
の落札結果が公開されました:

DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office (HPCMPO) for User Productivity Enhancement, Technology Transfer And Training (PETTT)
  https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4d340591944621313b8ee3606e553496&tab=core&tabmode=list&cck=1&au=&ck=

Contract Award Date: July 31, 2009
Contractor Awarded Name: High Performance Technologies Inc.
  http://www.hpti.com/index.php

Contract Award Dollar Amount:
 The dollar value of this contract, Base Period plus all options
 and award-terms shall not exceed $147,133,986
※$147,133,986 = \14,113,091,584 (95.92円/ドル)、10年間契約
※以前紹介しましたが、140億円は HPCシステム調達費用ではありません。

[san-tech][01337] 米 DOD HPCプログラム Statement of Objectives (SOO) 公開

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:51:19 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2009/06/
[san-tech][01787] Re: 米 DOD HPCプログラム Statement of Objectives (SOO) 公開
--------------------------------------------------
米国 DOD High Performance Computing Modernization Officeの
User Productivity Enhancement, Technology Transfer and Training
(PETTT) の Statement of Objectives (SOO) の最終版が公開されました。

予算規模はちょっと解りませんが、箱物だけでなく、このようなとても
大切な部分にもきちんとお金を掛けている見本になると思います (HPCの
調達は含まれないはずです。どっかだと、箱物調達に含まれるはずですね)。

[san-tech][03096] Marvellも OpenFlowスイッチに参入

Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:21:47 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Marvellも参入です:

"Marvell Introduces OpenFlow-enabled Switches"
 May 10, 2011
  http://www.marvell.com/company/news/press_detail.html?releaseID=1478

  "...today announced the availability of an OpenFlow-enabled, fully
   featured switching solution based on Marvell's award-winning
   networking control stack and the PresteraR family of packet
   processors. Marvell's new OpenFlow switches support 1GbE, 10GbE
   and 40GbE port configurations."

[san-tech][03026] Marvell DragonFly Virtual Storage Accelerator (VSA)発表、 Apr 4, 2011

Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:55:26 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Marvell社から PCIeベースのストレージ仮想化アクセラレータボードが発表
されました:

"Marvell's New DragonFly Virtual Storage Accelerator Introduces
 Breakthrough Host Cache Architecture for Enterprise Storage"
 Apr 4, 2011
  http://www.marvell.com/company/news/press_detail.html?releaseID=1474

[san-tech][02194] 米国防総省クラウド事例紹介 (2010/02/22-24, IDGA Cloud Computing for DoD & Government)

Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:03:26 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2010/06/11
[san-tech][02196] Re: 米国防総省クラウド事例紹介 (2010/02/22-24, IDGA Cloud Computing for DoD & Government)
--------------------------------------------------
2010年 2月 22~24日に開催された
IDGA Cloud Computing for DoD & Government
  http://www.cloudcomputingevent.com/Event.aspx?id=232960
で、Kevin L. Jackson氏 (Author & Founder, Cloud Musings) が発表した
資料が slideshareで公開されています:

"Cloud Computing In DoD, IDGA Presentation",
  http://www.slideshare.net/kvjacksn/cloud-computing-in-dod-idga-presentation
slideshareに登録すれば、PDFファイルのダウンロードが可能です。
各事例は URL込みで紹介されています。

[san-tech][03097] SanDisk: Pliant Technology買収で合意

Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:34:53 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
SanDiskによる Pliant Technology, Inc.買収が合意されました:

"SANDISK ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PLIANT TECHNOLOGY"
 May 16, 2011
  http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/press-room/press-releases/2011/2011-05-16-sandisk-announces-agreement-to-acquire-pliant-technology

  "... today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pliant
   Technology, Inc., a leading developer of enterprise solid state
   drives (SSD). Under the terms of the agreement, SanDisk will pay
   approximately $327 million in cash and provide certain equity-based
   incentives."

[san-tech][03101] Re: Texas Memory Systemsの新製品:900-GB half-length PCIe card

Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 03:41:31 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][03100] Texas Memory Systemsの新製品:900-GB half-length PCIe card
関連記事をもう一つ:

"EMC's all-flash benediction: Turbulence ahead"
 16th May 2011
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/16/all-flash-arrays/
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/16/all-flash-arrays/page2.html
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/16/all-flash-arrays/page3.html
EMC関連記事だけでなく、新興 SSDメーカーや既存メーカーの取り組みとか

[san-tech][03059] OCZ Technology: PCI-Express SSDに新機種投入

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:03:12 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
OCZ Technologyが PCI-Express SSDに新機種を投入します:

"OCZ Technology Announces the VeloDrive PCI-Express Solid State Drive
 for SMBs, Enterprise Clients and System"
 April 28, 2011
  http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/428

  "today unveiled the VeloDrive PCI-Express SSD. Designed to meet the
   needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), enterprise
   clients and system integrators, the VeloDrive optimizes
   high-performance computing and storage applications, providing
   unparalleled versatility and simplified integration."

[san-tech][03060] 講演資料:OpenStack Conference/Design Summit 2011 (2011/04/26 - 29)

Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 18:18:05 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
OpenStackネタですが、2011年 4月 26、27 日 (実際は 29日迄) に開催
された

OpenStack Conference / Design Summit 2011, April 26, 27, 2011
  http://www.openstack.org/blog/2011/03/openstack-conference-design-summit-2011-sponsored-by-citrix/

の講演資料が Slideshareで公開されています。

OpenStack Conference and Design Summit Apr 2011
  http://www.slideshare.net/event/openstack-conference-and-design-summit-apr-2011/slideshows
※Slideshareのアカウントをもっていれば資料はダウンロード可能です。
まだ全てではないようですが、順次追加されてきています。

2011/06/10

[san-tech][03091] Seagate: Battery-Powered Wi-Fi External Storage for Mobile Device

Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 20:57:29 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Seagateが Wi-Fi経由のバッテリー内蔵外付け HDDを発表しました:

"Seagate Debuts First Mobile Wireless Storage For iOS And Other Mobile
 Devices"
 May 16, 2011
  http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=goflex-satellite-mobile-wireless-seagate-pr&vgnextoid=0deea262bf5ef210VgnVCM1000001a48090aRCRD

  "..... today announced GoFlex Satellite mobile wireless storage,
   the first battery-powered external hard drive to wirelessly extend
   the storage capacity of any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device. With 500GB
   and Wi-Fi access over 802.11 b/g/n and a rechargeable battery,"....
  "..... GoFlex Satellite is available immediately for preorder from
   Seagate.com, Amazon and BestBuy.com for a manufacturer's suggested
   retail price of $199.99, and is scheduled to arrive in Best Buy
   stores in July 2011. Global availability is planned for later this
   summer.

[san-tech][02462] Re: 講演資料:Building the Data Center of the Future, 2010/06/23, 24

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:59:27 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
[san-tech][02459] 講演資料:Building the Data Center of the Future, 2010/06/23, 24

> "Keynote: The Future of High Performance Computing: A Data Center Perspective"
>  Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., IBM
>   http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/PDFs/datacenter/10/ellsworth.pdf
>
Page 21から Page 22で UPSがカットされています。

これは事前に、National Petascale Computing Facility (建物) について、
以下の同意がされているからです:

[san-tech][02459] 講演資料:Building the Data Center of the Future, 2010/06/23, 24

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:14:14 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/10
[san-tech][02462] Re: 講演資料:Building the Data Center of the Future, 2010/06/23, 24
--------------------------------------------------
2010年 6月 23, 24日に開催された

Building the Data Center of the Future 2nd Biennial Workshop: HPC Data Centers
  http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/DataCenter/

の講演資料が公開されています。これは NCSA Blue Waters用建物お披露目の
ワークショップです。

Agenda
  http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/DataCenter/agenda.html

[san-tech][01967] The 3rd Workshop on HPC Best Practices (09/09/28-29)

Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:14:44 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
米 DOEの HPC系ワークショップですが、参加対象者に特徴があります。
The 3rd Workshop on HPC Best Practices: HPC Center Software Lifecycles
 September 28-29, San Francisico CA
  http://outreach.scidac.gov/swbp/

PURPOSE:
"To identify best practices for creating and maintaining reliable
 and sustainable software for use at HPC centers."
AUDIENCE:
"HPC center managers and key staff responsible for HPC software
 development, deployment, and maintenance, and managers representing
 DOE science programs."
前回もですが、HPCユーザや研究者は参加対象とされていません。

Agenda
  http://outreach.scidac.gov/swbp/#agenda
の下に発表資料が公開されています。

[san-tech][01433] Risk Management Techniques and Practice Workshop for HPC Centers

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:09:05 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
かなり変わった (ある意味さすがアメリカの)ワークショップの紹介です:
(やっと Webページ (公開資料) が見つかりました)

Risk Management Techniques and Practice Workshop for
High-Performance Computing Centers, September 17 - 18, 2008
https://rmtap.llnl.gov/

Abstract and Goals
https://rmtap.llnl.gov/abstract.php
"PURPOSE: To assess current and emerging techniques, practices,
 and lessons learned for effectively identifying, understanding,
 managing, and mitigating risks associated with acquiring
 leading-edge computing systems at high-performance computing
 centers (HPCCs).

"AUDIENCE: HPCC managers and key staff who are planning for
 leading-edge systems."
※研究者を対象としているのではなく、運用側を対象としています。

[san-tech][01964] EMC Symmetrix 20年記念ビデオ

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:01:58 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
EMC Symmetrixが登場して 20年の記念ビデオです:
(EMC公式ではありません)
"Journey of the Symmetrix.mov", 2009年12月14日
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieC_xUBp-Zc

元記事:
"Symmetrix: The Journey of 20 Years",  December 15th, 2009
  http://storagenerve.com/2009/12/15/symmetrix-the-journey-of-20-years/

"So this year will mark the history of the Symmetrix products, 20 years
 since its inception and the Symmetrix has come long ways. Initially
 released in 1990, today’s Symmetrix does not come any close to what
 the product was 20 years ago. The underlying code (Enginuity) is what
 drives and gives the Symmetrix its personality."

[san-tech][01897] Military Network Protocol (US DARP)

Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:47:41 +0100
--------------------------------------------------
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) が新しいNetwork
Protocpl: Military Network Protocolの研究開発先を決定しました:

"Lockheed Martin Awarded $31M Research Contract To Develop Cyber
 Information Assurance For Military Networks", October 15th, 2009
  http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2009/101509-CyberInfoAssurance.html

"Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded to
 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]. Under the workscope of this $31 million
 Military Network Protocol contract, Lockheed Martin team will
 develop new cyber assurance procedures to improve security,
 dynamic bandwidth allocation, and policy-based prioritization
 levels at the individual and unit level.

[san-tech][02835] 講演資料:5th Petascale Data Storage Workshop, SC10 (2010/11/15)

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:13:47 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2010年 11月 15日に SC10 (Supercomputing '10) 併設ワークショップとして、
PDSI (Petascale Data Storage Institute) 主催で開催された Petascale
Data Storage Workshopのペーパー・スライドが公開されています:

5th Petascale Data Storage Workshop, Supercomputing '10
 November 15, 2010
  http://www.pdsi-scidac.org/events/PDSW10/

[san-tech][02836] "Power Separation and 10 Gigabit Ethernet" とかケーブル関連情報

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:34:54 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
10GbE-T用ケーブルについての貴重なレポートです:

"Power Separation and 10 Gigabit Ethernet"
 Herbert V. Congdon II, PE, Tyco Electronics AMP NETCONNECT
 BICSI Canadian Conference & Exhibition, May 2010
  http://www.fols.org/fols_library/presentations/PowerSeparation.pdf

詳細は上記資料に目を通して下さい。

Presentations, Fiber Optics Lan Section
  http://www.fols.org/fols_library/presentations/index.cfm
※他にもさまざまな講演資料が公開されています。

[san-tech][02850] ビデオ:富士通アメリカデータセンター (燃料電池導入)

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:14:55 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
富士通アメリカの燃料電池を導入しているデータセンター ( Sunnyvale, CA)
のビデオです (約7分)

"Fujitsu Managed Data Center Services - Sunnyvale Data Center"
 2010年11月11日
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCos6A7JGC0

解説記事:
"Fujitsu Data Center Powered By Fuel Cell", November 15th, 2010
  http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/11/15/fujitsu-data-center-powered-by-fuel-cell/

  "The primary obstacle to fuel cell adoption is cost. Fujitsu's fuel
   cell project was feasible largely due to $500,000 in rebates from
   local utility PG&E, which allowed the company to recover its costs
   in approximately three years."
数年前に PG&Eのエコキャンペーンがありました (Copan導入も対象でした)。

[san-tech][02893] "RAIDに取って替わるもの", Storage Magazine翻訳記事, JDSF

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:29:13 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
JDSFさんで、Storage Magazineの記事の一部を翻訳して公開されています:

Storage Magazine翻訳記事
  http://www.jdsf.gr.jp/backup/mailmagazine_index.html

例えば、
"RAIDに取って替わるもの (前編)"
 著者:Marc Staimer, Storage Magazine 2010年5月号より
  http://www.jdsf.gr.jp/backup/stm/201006.html
"RAIDに取って替わるもの (後編)"
 著者:Marc Staimer, Storage Magazine 2010年5月号より
  http://www.jdsf.gr.jp/backup/stm/201007.html

[san-tech][02915] Re: "JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive", January 13, 2011, Computerworld

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:19:03 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
JFKとは直接関係ないですが、データ保存関連ということで:

"まるで酢こんぶ…マイクロフィルム資料劣化に悩む図書館"
 2011年1月22日
  http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0120/TKY201101200249.html
  http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0120/TKY201101200249_01.html
  http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0120/TKY201101200249_02.html

  "古い文書や画像を記録したマイクロフィルムの劣化が、各地で問題になって
   いる。酢のようなにおいを放ち、ワカメのようにゆがんでしまう
   「ビネガーシンドローム」。図書館などでは劣化を遅らせる工夫をしたり、
   新しいフィルムに複写したりするなど対応に追われている。"
....
  " 国際標準化機構(ISO)は、期待寿命を100年としている。しかし、
   その前に波打ってしまうフィルムがある。

    主な原因は高温と多湿だ。高温・多湿状態に置かれたフィルムは、画像
   を記録するゼラチン層に接する「セルロースアセテート」が空気中の水分と
   反応して酢酸が発生し、フィルムの表面にべたつきが出て、波打ってしまう。
   そのまま放っておくと表面に白い粉が付き、再生できなくなる。

    大手フィルムメーカーの富士フイルム(本社・東京)によると、同社が
   セルロースアセテートを材料にしたマイクロフィルムの販売を始めたのは
   1958年。しかし、80年代後半にビネガーシンドロームが問題化し始め
   たため、93年には劣化しにくいポリエステルに切り替えたという。"

[san-tech][02914] "JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive", January 13, 2011, Computerworld

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:22:24 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/10
[san-tech][02915] Re: "JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive", January 13, 2011, Computerworld
--------------------------------------------------
今年 2011年は、John F. Kennedy大統領就任から 50周年となります
(就任式:1961年 1月 20日)。

John F. Kennedy Library Foundationは、それを記念して JFK関連資料を
デジタル化し公開を開始しました:

"Caroline Kennedy and David S. Ferriero Unveil Groundbreaking Online
 Archive of the Collection of President John F. Kennedy"
 January 13, 2011
  http://www.jfklibrary.org/~/link.aspx?_id=F61D72830EB04EEA85EFA41F2BABAEB4&_z=z

  "today unveiled the nation's largest online digitized presidential
   archive, providing unprecedented global access to the most important
   papers, records, photographs and recordings of President
   John F. Kennedy's thousand days in office."

[san-tech][03139] "Scalable SQL", April 19, 2011, ACM Queue

Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:43:07 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Microsoftの SQL Server RDBMSチームの Principal program managerの
Michael Rys博士による Scalable SQLの解説です:

"Scalable SQL"
 Michael Rys | April 19, 2011
 ACM Queue
  http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1971597
  http://portal.acm.org/ft_gateway.cfm?id=1971597&type=pdf

  How do large-scale sites and applications remain SQL-based?

  "One of the leading motivators for NoSQL innovation is the desire
   to achieve very high scalability to handle the vagaries of
   Internet-size workloads. Yet many big social Web sites (such as
   Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter) and many other Web sites and
   distributed tier 1 applications that require high scalability
   (such as e-commerce and banking) reportedly remain SQL-based for
   their core data stores and services.

  The question is, how do they do it?"

[san-tech][03146] Texas Memory: 1U, 5TB, 5 GB/s, SLC(東芝製), 8GbFC, QDR IB 発表

Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:05:22 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
Texas Memory Systemsのプレスリリースです:

"Texas Memory Systems Introduces the RamSan-710: The Best 1U Storage Ever"
 The RamSan-710 provides 5 GB/s bandwidth with 5 TB of SLC Flash storage
 in a small 1U footprint that minimizes power and cooling costs.
 June 1, 2011
  http://www.ramsan.com/company/pressReleases/69

  "... to introduce its second RamSan Series-7 system: the 1U rackmount
   RamSan-710. Powered by the new Series-7 Flash Controller with 32nm
   SLC Flash from Toshiba, the RamSan-710 is the fastest (5 GB/s) 1U
   shared storage system. It is easy to install, with four 8-Gb Fibre
   Channel or QDR InfiniBand ports. The RamSan-710 turbocharges
   datacenters with minimal impact on power and space.

[san-tech][03100] Texas Memory Systemsの新製品:900-GB half-length PCIe card

Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 03:19:05 +0900
--------------------------------------------------
2011/06/11
[san-tech][03101] Re: Texas Memory Systemsの新製品:900-GB half-length PCIe card
--------------------------------------------------
Texas Memory Systemsからの新製品です:

"Texas Memory Systems Unleashes the 900 GB Gorilla"
 May 16, 2011
  http://www.ramsan.com/company/pressReleases/65

  "... introduces the new high-performance RamSan-70, a 900-GB
   half-length PCIe card featuring Toshiba's newest 32nm SLC Flash."
.....
  "The RamSan-70 is the first product powered by Texas Memory Systems'
   new Series-7 Flash Controller. Based on high-performance Xilinx
   FPGAs and a PowerPC processor, the Series-7 Flash Controller
   handles all Flash management functions without impacting the host
   CPU."

[san-tech][03150] 講演資料:2011 US DOE Computer Graphics Forum (2011/04/26 - 29)

Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:54:48 +0900
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データー管理もそうですが、規模が大きくなると発想を変える必要が出て
きたりします。ストレージとは直接関係ないのですが、
2011年 4月 26~29日に開催された:

DOE Computer Graphics Forum, 26-29 April, 2011
  http://computing.ornl.gov/workshops/cgf2011/

"The DOE Computer Graphics forum, which has been an annual event
 since the mid 1970s, is a venue where government-sponsored computer
 graphics/scientific visualization scientists, engineers and
 practitioners have the opportunity to share recent research,
 development and deployment results."

の講演資料が公開されています。

Agenda
  http://www.doecgf.org/Meetings/2011/
※大多数の講演資料が公開されています。

[san-tech][02840] "Tuning HDF5 for Lustre File Systems", IASDS10 (2010/09/24)

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:42:20 +0900
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2010年 6月の NERSCの以下プレスリリースが、2010年 9月の IASDS10で発表
されていました:

"NERSC and HDF Group Optimize HDF5 Library to Improve I/O Performance"
 June 28, 2010
  http://www.lbl.gov/cs/Archive/news062810.html

  "There are several layers of software that deal with I/O on high
   performance computing (HPC) systems. The filesystem software, such
   as Lustre or GPFS, is closest to the hardware and deals with the
   physical access and storage issues. The I/O library, such as HDF5
   or netCDF, is closest to the scientific application, and maps the
   application's data abstractions onto storage abstractions. I/O
   middleware, such as MPI-IO, coordinates activities between the other
   layers."

[san-tech][03158] Emulex & JDSU: 16Gb FCデモ (Interop Las Vegas & EMC World 2011)

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:13:57 +0900
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Emulexと FC測定機器メーカの JDSUが、Interop Las Vegaと EMC World 2011
(どちらも:2011/05/09-12) で、16G FCのデモを行ったそうです:

"Emulex Showcases Industry-First 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Adapter
 Technology Demonstration at EMC World 2011"
 May 04, 2011
  http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=86173&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1559334&highlight=

  "This technology preview will showcase a true end-to-end 16Gb/s
   Fibre Channel link by utilizing the XE201 as an initiator server
   adapter connected to a target mode device based on another XE201
   interface. The demonstration is connected through a JDSU Xgig 5000
   chassis with its new 16Gb/s Fibre Channel multi-functional blade.
   As the industry's first available and only complete test solution
   for 16Gb/s Fibre Channel, the JDSU Xgig 5000 monitors 16Gb/s Fibre
   Channel activities with error-free I/O connectivity. "

[san-tech][03159] Infineta: 10Gbps, Wire Speed WAN Optimization System出荷

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:22:02 +0900
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Infinetaからのプレスリリースです:

"Infineta Systems Ships First-Ever 10Gbps, Wire Speed WAN Optimization
 System For High Capacity Data Center Interconnects"
 June 6, 2011
  http://www.infineta.com/company/news/press-releases/infineta-systems-ships-first-ever-10gbps-wire-speed-wan-optimization

  "... today announced the general availability of its groundbreaking
   product, the Infineta Data Mobility Switch (DMS). The DMS provides
   instant 5-10x bandwidth capacity gains, IP traffic acceleration,
   and critical application prioritization and assurance over
   multi-gigabit WAN links (the Hyper-scale WAN). The DMS is the
   technology industry's first-of-a-kind solution to operate at 10Gbps
   wire speeds, supporting the next generation of advanced data center
   architectures that leverage key innovations around agile, high
   performance compute, server, and storage services delivery models."

PH-50 & Sunflowers


[san-tech][03162] Open Data Center Alliance: Open Data Center Usage Models (8 Model) 公開

Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:19:44 +0900
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Open Data Center Allianceから、8種類の Open Data Center Usage Models
資料が公開されました:
"New Open Data Center Usage Models could drive billions in
 cloud spending"
 June 7,2011, JPMorgan Chase
  http://www.opendatacenteralliance.org/blog/item/new-usage-models-could-drive-billions-in-cloud-spending

  "This week, the Open Data Center Alliance reached its first major
   milestone with the release of the first, user-driven cloud usage
   models and data center requirements based on member prioritization
   of the most pressing challenges facing enterprise IT. This release
   is effectively a catalyst for investment in cloud services. It will
   shape member planning and purchasing decisions and guide the vendor
   community in the development of next-generation data center
   solutions."

Link List: My Photography in Central Europe at the Old Blog

昔の Blogの中欧旅行写真ページへのリンクです:

※TC-1で撮影したものをスキャンしたので、画面上ではあまり美しくありませんが、
気分転換にどうぞ

[san-tech][03094] JouleX Energy Manager for Data Centers, Agentless Technology

Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 09:42:34 +0900
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初めて聞く名前ですが、面白そうなプ会社です:

"JouleX Announces Product Expansion of Its Award-winning Enterprise
 Energy Management Technology"
 May 09, 2011
  http://www.joulex.net/Joulex_Press_Releases/bid/53644/JouleX-Announces-Product-Expansion-of-Its-Award-winning-Enterprise-Energy-Management-Technology

  "JouleX, the leading innovator in enterprise energy management
   systems for data centers, distributed office environments, and
   facilities, today announces a new product line based on the
   JouleX Energy Manager (JEM) technology. To address the increased
   market demand for energy management solutions that meet customers'
   specific needs within the enterprise, the company introduced the
   first three offerings in the new JouleX Energy Manager family of
   products: JEM for PCs, JEM for Distributed Office and JEM for Data
   Centers."

[san-tech][03157] "6 Storage Resource Management Pain Points--Mitigated", 2011/06/06, InfoStor

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:30:25 +0900
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InfoStorの記事です。参考になるかも

"6 Storage Resource Management Pain Points--Mitigated"
 June 06, 2011
  http://www.infostor.com/storage-management/6-storage-resource-management-pain-points--mitigated.html

  "Ask your local storage manager what his major complaint is with
   his job, and he'll likely say, "The crummy tools I have to work
   with." Broad spectrum or cheesy vendor-supplied tools just don't
   provide enough flexibility or automation for large installations.
   Enterprises need something more robust and efficient. The following
   list highlights six significant pain points in storage management.
   The solution in all cases is good management software. There is
   no substitute for having the right tool for the job."

1. Performance Monitoring
2. Policy Management
3. Asset Management
4. Capacity Management
5. Security Management
6. Configuration Management

詳細は上記 Webページで。

[san-tech][03132] "Google Storage for Developers open to all, with new features", MAY 10, 2011

Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 13:09:25 +0900
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2011年 5月 10, 11日に開催された、Google I/O 2011に合わせて以下の
アナウンスがありました:

"Google Storage for Developers open to all, with new features"
 MAY 10, 2011, Official Google Enterprise Blog
  http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/05/google-storage-for-developers-open-to.html
.....
  "Last year we introduced Google Storage for Developers, a cloud
   service that allows businesses to store their data on Google's
   infrastructure."
※これは以下のアナウンス
"Google Storage for Developers: A Preview"
 May 19, 2010, The official Google Code blog
  http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-storage-for-developers-preview.html
※ただし、
[san-tech][02371] 講演資料・ビデオ:Google I/O 2010, (2010/05/19, 20)
> Google Storage for Developers
>   http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions/google-storage-for-developers.html
> ※講演資料:
>   http://dl.google.com/googleio/2010/app-engine-google-storage-for-developers.pdf
> Google Storage for Developers
>   http://code.google.com/apis/storage/
> ※残念ながら、
>   "Google Storage for Developers is currently available to a limited
>    number of U.S. developers only."

[san-tech][03080] Arista EOSを拡張 (Cloud Networks and Creates Open Developer Community向け)

Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 18:33:37 +0900
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2011/06/14
[san-tech][03088] "OpenFlow and sFlow" (Re[2]: Arista EOSを拡張)
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Arista Networksからのプレスリリースです:

"Arista Advances Extensible Operating System for Cloud Networks and
 Creates Open Developer Community"
 May 03, 2011
  http://www.aristanetworks.com/en/news/pressrelease/356-pr-20110503-01

  "Arista today announced the expansion of Arista EOS - the world's
   most advanced network operating system. Building upon the open,
   widely deployed, and resilient foundation of Arista EOS this adds
   an open development platform, a developer support site,
   multi-system management capabilities, and new operational features
   for cloud networking."

[san-tech][03015] Arista Networksから新製品 (Arista 7050, 2011/03/28)

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:17:44 +0900
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Arista Networksからまた新製品が発表されました:

"New Arista 7050 Series Optimized for 10GbE Data Centers, Big Data,
 IP Storage, and Dense Virtualization"
 March 28, 2011
  http://www.aristanetworks.com/en/news/pressrelease/323-pr-20110328-01

  "today introduced the Arista 7050 Series,  a 10 and 40 Gigabit
   Ethernet switching system that delivers 1.28 Terabits of switching
   performance at under 2 watts per 10GbE interface - making this the
   most efficient Ethernet switching system ever."

[san-tech][02813] Re: Fulcrum: 1 Billion Packet Per Second 10G/40G Ethernet Switch Chips正式発表

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:32:23 +0900
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[san-tech][02787] Fulcrum: 1 Billion Packet Per Second 10G/40G Ethernet Switch Chips正式発表

続報です
"Aquantia and Fulcrum Partner to Launch Industry's First 48-port
 10GBASE-T Ethernet Switch Reference Design"
 November 16, 2010
  http://www.aquantia.com/pdf/Aquantia_Fulcrum_Amsterdam_PlatformFINAL.pdf
  http://www.fulcrummicro.com/documents/announcements/Anncmt_10-1116-Amsterdam.pdf

  "Code-named Amsterdam, the Aquantia-Fulcrum reference platform is
   based on the industry-leading Fulcrum FocalPoint FM6364 switch and
   Aquantia quad-port 10GBASE-T PHY chips."

[san-tech][02787] Fulcrum: 1 Billion Packet Per Second 10G/40G Ethernet Switch Chips正式発表

Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:41:38 +0900
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2011/06/10
[san-tech][02813] Re: Fulcrum: 1 Billion Packet Per Second 10G/40G Ethernet Switch Chips正式発表
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Fulcrum Microsystemsから正式プレスリリースが出ました:
"Fulcrum announces FM6000 series 72-port, 1 Billion packet-per-second
 FocalPoint switch chip family"
 November 2, 2010
  http://www.fulcrummicro.com/documents/announcements/Anncmt_10-1102.pdf
  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101101006001/en/Fulcrum-Announces-1-Billion-Packet-10G40G-Ethernet
※↑HTML版

  "today announced the FocalPoint FM6000 series of fully integrated
   wire-speed 10G and 40G Ethernet switch chips, which incorporate
   the company's new and innovative Alta high-speed Ethernet switching
   architecture."