O mundo da tecnologia não se resume apenas a pequenos e elegantes dispositivos, a PCs de secretária, a iDevices, Androids e afins. Para manter a infraestutura de toda a Internet é necessário máquinas com um poder computacional quase incomparável, de alta disponibilidade e que dêm garantias de fiabilidade.
Recentemente a IBM apresentou o “Sequoia“ que acabou de alcançar o ranking das máquinas mais potentes do mundo, tendo ultrapassado o super computador japonês “K” que tinha atingido o primeiro lugar em Junho de 2011.
A IBM (International Business Machines) é uma das poucas empresas da área de Tecnologia da Informação (TI) com uma história contínua que remonta ao século XIX. A IBM fabrica e vende Hardware e Software, oferece serviços de infra-estrutura, serviços de hosting e serviços de consultoria nas áreas que vão desde computadores de grande porte até a nanotecnologia. Foi apelidada de “Big Blue” por adoptar o azul como sua cor corporativa oficial.
Recentemente a IBM apresentou o seu super computador, o qual baptizou de Sequoia. Segundo consta, esta novo “super maquinão” será usado para construir e testar modelos de armas nucleares, evitando assim testes subterrâneos.
Para se ter ideia da super potencia da máquina, o Sequoia é capaz de fazer 16,32 quatrilhões de cálculos por segundo! Por exemplo, em apenas uma hora o Sequoia é capaz de fazer cálculos que levariam cerca de 320 anos e necessitariam da colaboração de 6,7 mil milhões de pessoas, considerando que estas usavam calculadoras.Em termos de hardware, o Sequoia tem a nível de processamento 1,6 milhão de núcleos e 1,6 petabyte de RAM, sendo o arrefecimento feito com recurso a água. Em resposta a IBM, a Fujitsu já anunciou que brevemente apresentará um super computador com capacidade de 23,2 petaflops (1 petaflop equivale a 1015 flops ou seja um quatrilhão de operações por segundo ) e que ultrapassará os 16,32 petaflops do IBM.
The world of technology is not just a small and stylish devices, desktop PCs, the iDevices, Androids and the like. To keep the entire Internet infraestutura need machines with an almost unparalleled computing power, high availability and reliability guarantees who enter.
IBM recently introduced the "Sequoia" which has just reached the ranking of the most powerful machines in the world, overtaking the Japanese supercomputer "K" which hit the top spot in June 2011.
IBM (International Business Machines) is one of the few companies in the area of Information Technology (IT) with a continuous history dating back to the nineteenth century. IBM manufactures and sells hardware and software, offers infrastructure services, hosting services and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. It was nicknamed "Big Blue" to adopt blue as their official corporate color.
Recently IBM introduced its super computer, which he named Sequoia. Reportedly, this new "super maquinão" will be used to build and test models of nuclear weapons, thus avoiding underground tests.
To get an idea of the super power of the machine, the Sequoia is capable of 16.32 quadrillion calculations per second! For example, in just one hour, the Sequoia is able to do calculations that would take about 320 years and require the collaboration of 6.7 billion people, whereas those used calculadoras.Em terms of hardware, the Sequoia has a level of 1,600,000 processing core and 1.6 petabyte RAM, being made using cooling water. In response to IBM, Fujitsu has announced that it will soon submit a supercomputer with a capacity of 23.2 petaflops (1 petaflop is equal to 1015 flops or one quadrillion operations per second) and that exceed the 16.32 petaflop IBM.
IBM recently introduced the "Sequoia" which has just reached the ranking of the most powerful machines in the world, overtaking the Japanese supercomputer "K" which hit the top spot in June 2011.
IBM (International Business Machines) is one of the few companies in the area of Information Technology (IT) with a continuous history dating back to the nineteenth century. IBM manufactures and sells hardware and software, offers infrastructure services, hosting services and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. It was nicknamed "Big Blue" to adopt blue as their official corporate color.
Recently IBM introduced its super computer, which he named Sequoia. Reportedly, this new "super maquinão" will be used to build and test models of nuclear weapons, thus avoiding underground tests.
To get an idea of the super power of the machine, the Sequoia is capable of 16.32 quadrillion calculations per second! For example, in just one hour, the Sequoia is able to do calculations that would take about 320 years and require the collaboration of 6.7 billion people, whereas those used calculadoras.Em terms of hardware, the Sequoia has a level of 1,600,000 processing core and 1.6 petabyte RAM, being made using cooling water. In response to IBM, Fujitsu has announced that it will soon submit a supercomputer with a capacity of 23.2 petaflops (1 petaflop is equal to 1015 flops or one quadrillion operations per second) and that exceed the 16.32 petaflop IBM.
Uma breve explicação sobre o Sequoia
A brief explanation of the Sequoia
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