High Performance Computing

Overview

High Performance Computing (HPC) is a particular branch on what we here call Remote Computing. As the name suggest, the focus is on high performance in the sense that it tries to aggregate as much computing power as possible and therefore allow computations that would otherwise not be possible with a single smartphone, workstation, or server. In theory, it is exactly the same as normal computing, just with significantly more power. In practice, these systems are designed in a certain way and working with this systems needs some time getting used to. Therefore, we will do a bit of a hands on so that next time you see an HPC System you are a bit faster working with it.

1. Basics

2. Architecture

3. Usage