The term “optimization” has been used so much, for so many things, that by now it has almost no meaning. Recently, the term “fleet optimization” has been bandied about, with the implication that by ...

I wish I had a nickel for every person who has come to me and said, “I paid someone X (always 4+ figures) number of dollars to do optimization for my site, but I really can’t see any change.” Or, “I ...

Return on investment (ROI) is a key consideration in every strategic business conversation. Chief executives demand it, chief financial officers measure it, and marketing leaders strive to achieve it.

As the global HPC community forms circles of opinion on the challenges of making exascale a reality, it seems ‘multicore optimization’ — at some level — will have to be a key ingredient. How do you ...