At NASA Ames, They're Redefining 'Supercomputer'

Credit: TOM TROWER/NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER
In a computing world where speed is measured in teraflops, NASA Ames Research Center had a problem every PC owner has experienced: Not enough speed. It's solving that problem with the installation of 20 interconnected Silicon Graphics Inc. Altix 512-processor systems, giving it a total of 10,240...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.