Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)

25 years using + researching + buying #supercomputers.

Now engineering leader for future #supercomputing capabilities at Microsoft Azure.

Impartial in HPC community (as much as it is possible)

Posts about #HPC #AI #cloud #tech #F1 #LFC #aviation #travel

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-19

@sntyj more than opposite - “compute” is a term used by cloud folks rather than a traditional HPC term.

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-19

What is with this new fashion of saying “compute” instead of “computing” or “computer”?

#hpc #cloud

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-12

Getting plenty of steps in at #ISC25 - at least the weather is very pleasant!

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes) boosted:
2025-06-10

'Go to bed, you'll feel better in the morning' is the human version of 'Did you turn it off and turn it back on again?'

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-10

Question from Horst Simon to #ISC25 keynote speakers - how many Small Modular Reactor companies will be exhibiting at ISC 2035?

#HPC #supercomputers

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-10

I’m getting a twitch every time Mark Papermaster says “supercomputing for the masses” 😁

#ISC25 Keynote #HPC #AI

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-10

#ISC25 #HPC Hamburg waterfront Monday night

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-10

Some great debate already in response to my question on #FP64.

But are we just defending FP64 because it is what we have now and what we know?

Would we defend FP32 if that is all we had?

If we had pervasive FP128 would we be arguing that a drop to FP64 is not good enough?

#ISC25 #HPC

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes) boosted:
2025-06-10

The #ISC25 conference has a strong keynote speaker lineup from around the world this week. Looking forward to hearing all three.

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-10

Well, a photo of me on a panel was featured in the #ISC25 opening keynote video montage celebrating 40 years of ISC, so that’s a good start to the week 😁

#HPC #AI

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-09

@Methylzero but did that statement become true before or after 64 but existed - in other words, is the community justifying 64 bit because it is what we have? Or is there some first principles theory that shows that 64 bit is the ideal precision for most science?

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-09

@ProjectPhysX
👏👏😁

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-09

@ProjectPhysX so the question is, would science have stopped / been impossible if FP64 had never been invented/engineered?

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-09

Provocative question to debate at #ISC25 - in talks, meetings, booths, over beers:

What is so special about #FP64 that science holds it as a gold standard?

If #HPC had never got as far as FP64, eg had got stuck at FP32, surely we would still have been able to do science?

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-08

What a brilliant tennis match! Well done to both players! 👏👏

#RolandGarros2025

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-06

3 seats opened up for behind-the-scenes workshop at #ISC25 with leaders from #Microsoft #supercomputing engineering teams behind both #Azure’s public #HPC & #AI services and Microsoft’s AI #supercomputers.

Apply for a place asap: aka.ms/ISC25ndaworkshop

linkedin.com/posts/andrewjones

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Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-05

Announcing Barcelona Supercomputer Centre as the first ever European host of the #HPC Leadership Training Institute - Sept 2025 - the highly regarded & impartial 3-day class for current or future HPC leaders on strategy, procurement, technology evaluation, cost/risk/value models, etc.

linkedin.com/posts/andrewjones

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-04

Announcing Barcelona Supercomputer Centre as the first ever European host of the #HPC Leadership Training Institute - Sept 2025 - the highly regarded & impartial 3-day class for current or future HPC leaders on strategy, procurement, technology evaluation, cost/risk/value models, etc.

linkedin.com/posts/andrewjones

Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-02
Andrew Jones (hpcnotes)hpcnotes@mast.hpc.social
2025-06-02

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