Ferrari test drives the Windows HPC Server 2008 for its supercomputing needs
Microsoft maybe synonymous with the blue screen of death when it comes to our home computers, but facing competition from its free and customizable rival it has folded its sleeves. Ferrari is using Microsoft software alongside existing Linux-based, AMD Opteron, high-performance computing systems running fluent applications for aerodynamics and engine modeling. Windows HPC Server 2008 replaces Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, adding new scheduling, management tools, failover features, and high-speed networking. Microsoft has already publicized the new product's use by Lloyds TSB, Boeing, and Procter & Gamble. Microsoft believes that Windows HPC Server 2008 can bring high-performance computing, a field dominated by Linux-based supercomputers, into the mainstream. Let's just keep our fingers crossed at the gargantuan price tag that it will demand from Ferrari, not to mention the lawsuits Ferrari may impose in the event of a crash.
Microsoft maybe synonymous with the blue screen of death when it comes to our home computers, but facing competition from its free and customizable rival it has folded its sleeves. Ferrari is using Microsoft software alongside existing Linux-based, AMD Opteron, high-performance computing systems running fluent applications for aerodynamics and engine modeling. Windows HPC Server 2008 replaces Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, adding new scheduling, management tools, failover features, and high-speed networking. Microsoft has already publicized the new product's use by Lloyds TSB, Boeing, and Procter & Gamble. Microsoft believes that Windows HPC Server 2008 can bring high-performance computing, a field dominated by Linux-based supercomputers, into the mainstream. Let's just keep our fingers crossed at the gargantuan price tag that it will demand from Ferrari, not to mention the lawsuits Ferrari may impose in the event of a crash.
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