The Ultimate Guide to High Performance Computing
A curated Kiwi 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.
Kiwi High Performance Computing News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Earth Sciences NZ unveils AI supercomputer to boost climate resilience
Earth Sciences New Zealand launches Cascade, an HPE AI supercomputer boosting weather forecasting with triple computational power and green tech for climate resilience.
Wellington supercomputing conference aims to ignite innovation
This month will see some of the most recognised authorities in computing converging in Wellington for the 5th Multicore World event.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to High Performance Computing
Featured News
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.
Expert Columns
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design
Reinventing the Network for the AI era
The future of computing is quantum - how Australia can take the lead on its adoption
Why enterprises can't afford to ignore cloud optimisation in 2025
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent High Performance Computing News
IREN signs GBP £3.4 billion AI cloud deal with NVIDIA
IREN signs GBP £3.4 billion AI cloud deal with NVIDIA, as the bitcoin miner expands data centre capacity and secures a wider strategic partnership.
Cognizant named Aston Martin F1 Global AI Services partner
Cognizant deepens its six-year tie-up with Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, making AI central to performance and fan data operations.
Quantum Computing launches NeuraWave for edge AI inference
Quantum Computing puts photonic NeuraWave edge AI card on sale for real-time inference, targeting low-power server use in telecoms and vehicles.
SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy
SiTime says sharper synchronisation could trim power waste in AI data centres as operators face mounting scrutiny over grids, emissions and rising demand.
Data centre liquid cooling market set for rapid growth
Liquid cooling is moving into the mainstream as AI workloads drive demand for denser data centres and operators seek lower energy use, forecasts show.
OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to platform
OVHcloud expands its Quantum Platform with Quandela's Belenos machine, giving Asia-Pacific users cloud access to a 12-qubit photonic computer.
Iceotope passes 200 patents as AI cooling demand rises
Iceotope expands liquid cooling patent portfolio as data centre operators seek heat-saving answers for artificial intelligence and edge computing workloads.
Kumo launches KumoRFM-2 for enterprise relational data
Kumo says its new foundation model for relational enterprise data outperforms supervised rivals, scales to 500 billion rows and answers queries in natural language.
Vultr named NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud after Blackwell tests
Vultr joins NVIDIA's Exemplar Cloud programme after Blackwell benchmark tests on a 512-node cluster across 11 AI training models.
Siemens, NVIDIA hit chip verification milestone for AI
Siemens and NVIDIA claim a verification breakthrough as Veloce proFPGA CS runs trillions of pre-silicon cycles in days for AI chip designs.
Iran threat puts Stargate UAE data centre in focus
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has named OpenAI's Abu Dhabi Stargate campus as a possible target, sharpening fears over Gulf AI infrastructure amid rising tensions.
AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says
Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.
Jazz wins CrowdStrike & AWS cybersecurity accelerator
Jazz has won a CrowdStrike and AWS-led cybersecurity accelerator, beating five other finalists with its AI-native data loss prevention platform.
Google adds neutral atom push to quantum computing
Google Quantum AI expands into neutral atom systems, placing Dr Adam Kaufman in Boulder as it seeks a second route to fault-tolerant machines.
MariaDB completes GridGain deal to boost AI platform
MariaDB adds GridGain in-memory technology as it builds an AI-ready platform for agentic systems needing faster real-time data processing.
Nasuni partners with Oracle for cloud file storage
Nasuni teams with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to deliver global file storage, aiming to cut legacy costs and prepare data estates for AI.
Cloudflare uses ClickHouse for quadrillion-event analytics
Cloudflare taps ClickHouse to run sub-two-second analytics on quadrillion-event data sets, keeping queries alive even amid major outages.
CIQ & AMD unveil tuned Rocky Linux for AI clusters
CIQ and AMD launch an AMD-tuned Rocky Linux image to standardise AI and HPC clusters, promising faster rollouts and simpler management.
Salute & Ecolab add cooling service for AI centres
Salute and Ecolab join forces to streamline liquid cooling for AI data centres, integrating Cooling-as-a-Service into chip-level ops.
F5 & Nvidia extend AI tie-up to cut inference costs
F5 deepens Nvidia AI partnership, tying BIG-IP Next to BlueField-3 DPUs to boost token throughput and slash real-time inference costs.