Integrating computation and information resources-an MPP perspective

Industrial stochastic simulations on a European meta-computer

“…The APS, developed at PAC, has facilitated management o f meta-applications and meta-computing resources (including rewall-protected systems), and is also being used with other meta-computing applications 7,8].…”

Heterogeneous HPC environments

“…Many complex industrial processes can be solved by exploiting the full power of all the computational resources available within a corporation, thus adding significant tools for the cooperation in a multidisciplinary environment. Some interesting powerful environments for managing distributed computing resources are emerging, notably at PAC [1] and Imperial College [16].The programming environment we advocate for parallel machines, being based on the concept of in-the-large application development, is compatible with the requirement of seamless integration of distributed heterogeneous resources. The current version of SklE contains only basic, state-of-the art features for such integration.…”

“…Traditionally, the target of research and development in HPC has been mainly directed towards the scientific users and the Grand Challenge applications. However, it is important to recognize [1] that the widespread diffusion of HPC technology depends on its ability to satisfy the needs of industrial users: their main goal is to exploit HPC technology to significantly reduce the time-to-market of products. In the same way, HPC must be able to satisfy the requirements for critical public services and government decision making strategies.…”