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Identifying, Modeling, Designing, Optimizing Parallelism— Intel’s Ronald Green previews topics and tips from the 2013 Intel Software Conference Road Show

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Ronald W. Green- Manager, HPC and Fortran Compiler Support, Intel®

New processors with up to 61 cores and bigger vector units open up whole new realms of for parallel developers. Join compiler and optimization whiz Ronald Green at the upcoming Intel Software Conference road show and learn how you can get the most from these exciting new capabilities. Ronald is …

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PLATFORM REPORT: Top Energy Lab Chooses Xeon for Next-Gen Supercomputer

Posted on February 28, 2013 by R. Colin Johson, Geeknet Contributing Editor

In this kickoff of a new video feature covering notable developments in parallel chips and computers, Contributing Editor R. Colin Johnson reports on the new, screamingly fast parallel processing supercomputer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).  The yet-to-be-named new supercomputer uses Intel Xeon and Xeon Phi cores, and will aim …

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Identifying and Modeling Parallel Software: Intel’s Mark Davis previews topics and tips from the 2013 Intel Software Conference Road Show

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mark Davis, Senior Principal Engineer, Intel®

  What are the best ways to add correct and effective parallelism to your programs? How can Intel® Advisor XE 2013 help both novices and experts? Where should you focus your efforts? Join Intel Senior Principal Engineer Mark Davis for answers to these and other related questions at his educational …

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From the Editor: 2013 Intel Software Conference and Go Parallel on Facebook

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Joe Maglitta, Senior Director Strategic Content, Geeknet Media

  This year’s four-city educational tour kicks off March 5 with the theme “Let Performance Thrive.”  The intensive one-day workshop explores the techniques and tools that can get your applications to market faster—and help increase performance and accuracy. This conference is designed for C, C++, and Fortran developers and is …

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New “Must Read” on High Performance Parallel Programming

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Joe Maglitta, Senior Director Strategic Content, Geeknet Media

  For more than two years Intel’s James Reinders and Jim Jeffers circled the globe, teaching and gathering real-life experiences and best practices into a foundational new book, Intel® Xeon Phi™ Coprocessor High Performance Programming. Go Parallel Editor Joe Maglitta sat down with Reinders to talk about the scope, challenges …

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Vector-Based and Deterministic Parallel Programming

Posted on January 22, 2013 by John Jainschigg, Geeknet Contributing Editor

In the latest installment of the series, Intel Principal Engineer and author Michael McCool explains the mechanisms for expressing vector parallelism, both explicitly and implicitly, and the central role of Intel’s CILK Plus. You’ll also better understand the distinction between determinism and non-determinism, and more.  (5:30)

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Parallel Optimization: Patterns at the Chip Level

Posted on January 21, 2013 by John Jainschigg, Geeknet Contributing Editor

In the latest installment of the series, Intel Principal Engineer Michael McCool discusses best practices for implementing patterns, like Gather/Scatter from the top down, using Cilk Plus or TBB.  (4:15)

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Natural Interaction: Revolutionizing App Interfaces

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Achin Bhowmik, Director of Perceptual Computing Technology & Solutions, Intel®

  In the same way that parallel programing is revolutionizing the back-end of systems, perceptual computing is doing the same for the front-end user experience of apps. New tools let developers create immersive applications that incorporate close-range hand and finger tracking, speech recognition, facial analysis, and 2D/3D object tracking on 2nd and …

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The Popularity of Parallel Programming

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Jeff Cogswell, Geeknet Contributing Editor

  Intel Principal Engineer Michael McCool talks about the current state of parallel computing, the importance of vectorization and patterns, and extending development to Fortran and other languages.  (5:10) Related Videos: Parallel Programming Birth of an Idea Making the Best Use of Intel Compilers  Understanding and Working with Patterns

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Parallel Programming: Birth of an Idea

Posted on December 27, 2012 by John Jainschigg, Geeknet Contributing Editor

 Intel Principal Engineer Michael McCool discusses the evolution of parallel programming across five iterations and ten years. (10:33) Related Videos: The Popularity of Parallel Programming Making the Best Use of Intel Compilers  Understanding and Working with Patterns

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