Here comes a supercomputing app store
The big problem facing supercomputing is that the firms that could benefit most from the technology aren't using it. It is a dilemma.
The big problem facing supercomputing is that the firms that could benefit most from the technology aren't using it. It is a dilemma.
Many small to mid-size manufacturing companies do not use high performance computing (HPC) to create and test potential parts and products virtually because of cost concerns. But one firm that did make the investment in HPC developed a new product line -- and subsequently doubled in size.
The earthquake that shook the East Coast on Tuesday had disaster recovery experts more concerned about how an aging infrastructure could be affected than they were about how large corporations have prepared their business continuity plans.
Research In Motion launched a free online service for small businesses to help them centrally manage BlackBerry <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/75/Smartphones">smartphones</a> in the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/158/Cloud+Computing">cloud</a> , providing protection for business content saved on the devices.
Millions of small- and medium-sized businesses are vastly underserved by suppliers of data protection hardware and services, even though the organizations have many of the same needs as large enterprises, a new research report revealed.