Accelerating Things
Insights gained from developing and using Microsoft's High Performance Computing Server.
Dryad Beta Now Available
Dryad, the distributed data computation framework originally developed by MSR, has now been...
Date: 05/03/2011
AppFabric Caching and HPC
I recently published a white paper about how to integrate Windows Server AppFabric Caching with...
Date: 02/11/2011
HPC Services for Excel Video
We've put together a really slick video which goes through what the HPC Services for Excel does and...
Date: 10/01/2010
HPC Launches on Wall Street
Several of my HPC colleagues are in NYC this week for the official launch of Windows HPC Server 2008...
Date: 09/20/2010
Instant Search is Easy
Apparently some people thought Google's new "Instant Search" feature, where searches are performed...
Date: 09/17/2010
Loading Excel Add-Ins at Runtime
When automating Excel, the Excel.exe process should be started using the '/automation' switch. This...
Date: 09/16/2010
Excel on HPC Resources
We have a new one-stop shop for all the HPC Services for Excel documentation and training. The...
Date: 08/30/2010
Workbook Offloading Versioning Plan
In Microsoft HPC Server 2008 R2, we offer HPC Services for Excel 2010. As part of this feature, we...
Date: 08/30/2010
Why can't I open two workbooks with the same name??
This is a pop-up that's sparked multi-minute-long rants which always result in a profanity-laden...
Date: 08/30/2010
Testing Access to Excel Workbook
One of the common problems people may run into while offloading a workbook across a cluster is...
Date: 08/12/2010
Excel Workbook Offloading Beta Transition Guide
Excel Workbook Offloading Beta Transition Guide The Beta 2 release of Windows HPC 2008 R2 that was...
Date: 07/06/2010