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Pixar to use Windows Server 2008 HPC

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Last year I dabbled a with the HPC (High Performance Computing) version of Windows Server and now it seems the platform goes from strength to strength with news of Pixar using the latest incarnation built on Windows Server 2008 to render it’s future box office hits.

Some of the new features in 2008 HPC include:

According to Microsoft, HPC Server 2008 can support systems that scale to thousands of processor cores, and it includes faster networking capabilities and more powerful cluster management tools than prior versions offered.

Original story from Computer World and more info on Todd Needham’s blog.

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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Sean, you are right - those are the facts that have been published. James

  • Anonymous
    August 14, 2008
    The comment has been removed