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S.M.A.R.T., Smartmontools, and Drive Monitoring

Modern drives use S.M.A.R.T. (self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology) to gather information and run self-tests. Smartmontools is a Linux tool for interacting with the S.M.A.R.T. features of drives. But is S.M.A.R.T. the best way to predict impending drive doom? (more)

D-Wave Inks Quantum Wafer Pact

Partnership with Cypress prepares the quantum computer company for real-world production. (more)

Intel Announces Parallel Computing Centers

New program will support collaboration and exploration of parallel computing techniques. (more)

Recovering Deleted Files with Scalpel

The Scalpel file carver helps users restore what they thought were lost files.

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Parallel Visions

Moore’s Law continues its unwavering march, with a twist. (more)

Hardware Stress Testing with Linux

StressLinux helps you optimize your hardware and eke out more performance from individual components. (more)

Benchmarking Memory Bandwidth

One of the key bottlenecks for HPC application performance is memory bandwidth: literally, how fast you can get data from memory to the processor and back. A convenient microbenchmark named Stream measures the memory bandwidth of nodes and reveals a general trend over the last six years that might surprise you. (more)

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