Members of the OpenPOWER foundation discussed their work in high performance computing (HPC) and machine learning. Deepak Vinchhi of Julia Computing said deep learning is now ubiquitous in machine learning. Srini Chari of Cabot Partners discussed the convergence of HPC, big data analytics, and high performance data analytics (HPDA) driving cognitive organizations. OpenPOWER members are working to address demands like providing tools for developers.

1. SCSalt Lake City, Utah | November 17, 2016
16
OpenPOWER Recap Day 3

2. What a day at
SC16! After hearing
the latest news
from OpenPOWER
the first two days,
we wanted to talk
to members about
what they’re
working on in HPC.

3. And understand
the current trends
shaping HPC.

4. Deepak Vinchhi
Co-founder & COO
Julia Computing, Inc.
Deep Learning is now ubiquitous
in the machine learning world.

5. Srini Chari
Managing Partner
Cabot Partners
The convergence of HPC, big data analytics,
and HPDA is the next game-changing business
opportunity. It is the engine driving a Cognitive
organization with data as its fuel.

6. OpenPOWER
members are working
to directly address the
market’s demands

7. Will Ramey
Director of Developer
Marketing NVIDIA
With GPU accelerators, the process of training
& retraining neural networks as you expand
the amount of data you have is relatively fast
& doesn’t require a lot of manual effort.

8. The low cost & wide availability of high-performance
systems like the IBM S822LC for HPC server with
NVIDIA NVLink technology helps researchers all
over the world to deploy supercomputers.
Sumit Gupta
VP of HPC & Data Analytics
IBM

9. Including making
sure that developers
have the tools they
need to succeed.

10. Doug Miles
PGI Compilers & Tools
NVIDIA
A well designed parallel programming
model, supported by well optimized
compilers, can greatly improve
developer productivity.

11. Of course, the
collaborative model
of the OpenPOWER
Foundation helps!

12. Phil Pokorny
CTO
Penguin Computing
With the complex solutions our customers demand,
Penguin Computing is delivering a choice in traditional
or OCP-based OpenPOWER systems, well suited for
new applications like machine learning that can
leverage NVIDIA NVLink on OpenPOWER.

13. Supermicro is extending its strong
IBM relationship by working with IBM
on OpenPOWER systems that deliver
maximum performance & efficiency.
Wally Liaw
Co-founder & SVP of International Sales
Supermicro

14. Eliot Eshelman
VP, Strategic Accounts & HPC Initiatives
Microway
Microway integrates OpenPOWER
systems into our turnkey HPC
clusters. This is enabling higher
throughput than we’ve ever seen
before.

15. Todd Raeker
Research Technology Consultant
University of Michigan
Mellanox, NVIDIA, & everyone involved
in the OpenPOWER foundation allows
us to seamlessly integrate different
components of ConFlux.

16. Ken King
GM, OpenPOWER
Alliances
IBM
Like any successful racing team, Tencent
knew that their ‘race car’ had to be built with
collaborative innovation from organizations all
over the world, so they turned to IBM & the
OpenPOWER Foundation.

17. This concludes our
coverage of SC16! We
hope that you learned
as much as we did!
Until next time!