Real progress sometimes comes from removing unnecessary layers and focusing on reliability.

I've been involved with cluster computing ever since DEC introduced VAXcluster in 1984. In those days, a three node VAXcluster cost about $1 million. Today you can build a much more powerful cluster ...

Before learning about containers, I used to dedicate a single virtual machine to every service I wanted to run, which is ...

It became something of a cliché a few years ago in online discussions, whenever a new single board computer was mentioned someone would pop up and say something like “Imagine a Beowulf cluster…“. Back ...

The big (yet small) picture: The much-awaited Raspberry Pi 4 is out, and it comes with much improved performance - so much so that the board's launch website is almost entirely powered by 18 Raspberry ...

The inspiration for this post (and this project) came from something that I recently read in the Raspberry Pi blog. I would like to start out by saying if you are interested in computers, programming, ...

If you enjoy building projects using the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC you might be interested in this new creation in the form of a 40-Node Raspberry Pi cluster complete with custom-made case. The ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts interested in building their very own Raspberry Pi cluster of mini PCs may be interested in a new tutorial created by the team over at LearnLinuxTV on building your very own ...

In this video from FOSDEM 2020, Colin Sauze from Aberystwyth University describes the development of a RaspberryPi cluster for teaching an introduction to HPC. The motivation for this was to overcome ...

The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B has launched. It's a pretty big upgrade from the Raspberry Pi 3, with the company claiming that the device can provide "desktop performance comparable to entry-level x86 PC ...

Developers requiring a platform to test their scalable software for supercomputers now have an inexpensive solution. Designed and built by BitScope in collaboration with the Department of Energy’s Los ...

When we first saw [Ajlitt’s] Hackaday.io project Terrible Cluster we thought, perhaps, he meant terrible in the sense of the third definition: 3. exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful. ...