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  • Blog Post: Partners using Microsoft CCS - The ISV solutions..

    Mike P_1
    Tonight I want to share with you the partners who will be using CCS as one of their platforms of choice moving forward this year. The ISVs will be critical to Microsofts success around HPC and with the CCS product and more importantly, IMHO will be the community that will really solve the customer issues...
    on 9 Aug 2006

  • Blog Post: Resources and proof points for HPC partners and customers...gaining momentum!

    Mike P_1
    Hi All, So sat here listening to Giovanni Marchetti wax lyrical at the High Performance Computing technical deep dive session. Some of the examples he is using is the work we have done at BAE and Queens. If you fancy some great proof points around the Compute Cluster Server platform then just have a...
    on 1 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Microsoft UK HPC User Group

    Mike P_1
      I was at the last one and it was fab, you might want to go along this time: UK HPC User Group I wanted to let you know about the UK HPC User Group meeting coming up in June 26.  Registrations are here . This meeting is intended for customers, partners and developers to “meet and mingle”...
    on 2 Jun 2008

  • Blog Post: Ballmer comments on compute cluster for Finance...

    Mike P_1
    Really great to see the importance of compute cluster server in Microsoft go right to the top! Check out the article in the April cover story of Wall Street & Technology. It features an interview with Steve Ballmer, in which he “discusses what high-performance computing, Vista and Excel Services...
    on 27 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Quick apology...

    Mike P_1
    Righty ho, so not being the most technical person in the world I have been trying out a few different blog writers/posting apps to varying success. My favorite was Live Writer until I realised that it does sometimes cut off URLs hence the apology to you all for some frustrating posts where you cannot...
    on 25 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Introduction..

    Mike P_1
    So this is a new blog focussing on two hot areas for Microsoft this year notably: Search and High Performance Computing. The target audience will be channel partners interested in engaging with Microsoft and learning more on where they can get resources to help. I promise that the majority of this blog...
    on 9 Aug 2006

  • Blog Post: HPC Blog transitioning - change your feeders now!

    Mike P_1
    Hi All, I have decided to write all the HPC content under one blog which will be my main site - here you will get content which will be Search and HPC aligned but every post will be tagged so you can easily get the content you desire..So please change your RSS feeders accordingly as this will be the...
    on 6 Oct 2006

  • Blog Post: Machine Evaluation Workshop in Daresbury...MS exhibiting now!

    Mike P_1
    No need to introduce the Machine Evaluation Workshop to many of you in the HPC space but for those that aren't you can read all about it here: http://www.cse.clrc.ac.uk/disco/mew17/mew17.html Microsoft are up there pitting our wits against the best of the best - if you are in the area then check out...
    on 5 Dec 2006

  • Blog Post: So how do Microsoft help partners - simple example - PR

    Mike P_1
    I am often asked how Microsoft help a business and usually the conversation goes something like this: - How much marketing money can you give us? - How many leads can you give us? The savvy partners get involved with us in a multi layered approach. A good example of this would be Tyan who came to me...
    on 21 May 2007

  • Blog Post: Host of Excel Services whitepapers...

    Mike P_1
    Righty ho for those Excel Services gurus amongst you the following will be like Christmas - great set of resources: Estimate performance and capacity requirements for Excel Services environments http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/f?en-us/library/f0ff6cc9-2f84-4d73-8ac2-390bbcb08c151033.mspx White papers...
    on 10 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Worldwide Partner Conference Registration Opens!

    Mike P_1
    So for those of you who were in Minneapolis last year you will know how amazing the Microsoft Partner Conference can be, this year we are doing it all again in Denver! Instead of banging on about how good it was I thought I would give you an insight on why I think the partner conference is good and what...
    on 18 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta Survey - free bits, free book, thanks from Lord Waite!

    Mike P_1
    Some of you will know the great man Lord Waite (they tell me the House of Lords is considering this upgrade to the existing Mr Waite as I type..) who looks after Windows HPC development alongside a team of merry men. He is currently on bended knee asking for your help; be you a customer or partner to...
    on 27 Feb 2008

  • Blog Post: Get help about the Microsoft Partner Programme direct from Instant Messenger - check out the PartnerBot today!

    Mike P_1
    Righty ho so many of you will know that we arent often happy with ourselves in Microsoft and are fairly remorseless at trying to improve what we do. Well check out this very cool addition to the suport we give our partners a Partner bot! Now bear with me 'cos I was healthily sceptical but check out how...
    on 9 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Intel Servers that sapp less juice...

    Mike P_1
    Finding the energy performance of your servers gets you down, let alone costs you an arm and a leg, Intel may just have the answer? http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070312/20070312005400.html?.v=1 Press Release Source: Intel Corporation Intel Marks Energy-Efficient Milestone with 50-Watt, High...
    on 14 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: HPC Partner TV Video - WCCS and Excel Services - Great insight!

    Mike P_1
    So following on with the third video in the trilogy with insights from Jeff Wierer Senior Product Manager for Windows HPC and Ryan Waite Group Programme Manager for Windows Compute Cluster Server. Some interesting points on what these chaps do but also: Why the HPC Market and Why Microsoft?...
    on 5 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: Scottish Innovation at it's best....so inspiring to spend some time in Glasgow and Edinburgh...learnings we can take from Google to bespoke system builders to new business start ups!

    Mike P_1
    Right so get yourself a digestive biccie and a nice cup of cocoa as I wax lyrical on some time in the Lowlands of Scotland. For those of you from an international bent, this is where I was for the last few days: http://maps.live.com/?q=edinburgh&mkt=en-gb&FORM=L... Both myself and the...
    on 7 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Opinion Piece: Extending the Useful Economic Life of PCs...power to the user with HPC - the business case reviewed!

    Mike P_1
    Want to extend the useful economic life of your PC - get a compute cluster HPC server... With many new technologies people rave about the technology but forget the business case that drives compelling event and the purchase - this post looks at recent examples of how UK customers have justified their...
    on 30 Aug 2006

  • Blog Post: Channel Builder - Want to partner with HPC SIs in the UK...? Speeddating Microsoft Styleee... ;-)

    Mike P_1
    So some of you that partner with Microsoft will be aware that we have a tool called Channel Builder. Well this is a great example of that in action. Seric an IBM partner from Paisley in Scotland are looking for HPC ISVs to help broaden their route to market....screenshot below of how Microsoft can help...
    on 5 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Google maps and the top supercomputers worldwide - check out the ww distribution - one laptop per child will become one cluster per family??

    Mike P_1
    So this caught my eye today, click on the link below and you will see the distribution of top 500 SuperComputers around the world. Things that I found interesting: The distribution between Northern and Southern hemisphere The huge opportunity to take supercomputing and clustering far far far further...
    on 6 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Human 2.0: Windows Compute Human Server...early product team discussions..

    Mike P_1
    So as you will have seen last week and will see again tomorrow we have been out and about with the Partner TV video camera taking shots from the product teams when we manage to catch them! Here is a fascinating video clip of some early work we have planned - all around making Human 2.0: The example...
    on 4 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: ISV Profile: HPC ISVs spring into life - check out the progress...

    Mike P_1
    Hi All, So I thought it worth spending a few moments highlighting some of the great work happening in the ISV community around HPC - check out the following: ESI Group announces its 64-bit Open VTOS on Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003: http://www.esi-group.com/News1/press/English_PR...
    on 11 Oct 2006

  • Blog Post: Great new case studies from UK HPC Partners!

    Mike P_1
    Two great case studies out of the UK showing our progress with HPC in the UK: ISV bets against open source and doubles revenues · https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000382 Integrated HPC platform against climate change · https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy...
    on 7 Aug 2007

  • Blog Post: WWPC Content get all your slide decks from here!

    Mike P_1
    So you may have noticed a slight absence from me over the last few weeks whilst I have been at the Worldwide Partner Conference at which we had a significant attendance from UK Partners in HPC and 400 others from the UK. I followed that up with the Microsoft Global Briefing we hold for our staff each...
    on 26 Jul 2007

  • Blog Post: Change your HPC environment to Windows and run 10% faster - Windows HPC debuts in the Top 25 fastest supercomputers in the world!!

    Mike P_1
      Working on HPC at Microsoft we have not said that every day, however now it is time to restate the facts on software and what is really the fastest in the world! And don't believe me - check out the customer story below! Kudos to Ryan Waite and the team: The NCSA cluster is amazing. 1200 nodes...
    on 20 Jun 2008

  • Blog Post: SGi and Ansys Webcast on Compute Cluster - momentum building!

    Mike P_1
    Your research and engineering designs require more complex engineering simulations than your desktop or deskside system can handle. It's time to move to an integrated engineering solution created by the team of SGI, ANSYS and Microsoft. SGI, the company that invented high-productivity systems for scientists...
    on 22 Nov 2007