Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Launch Event in New York City
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 or version 3 of the Windows HPC Server product has RTMed in July. The official launch event has been set for week of 9/20 in New York City. I have listed the agenda and cool events below, and you can also use the URL: www.weekonwallst.com .
Tuesday, September 21st - Windows HPC Bootcamp
Microsoft Office: 1290 Ave of the Americas | Sixth Floor | New York, NY 10104
Join us for an exclusive session with the Microsoft Technical Computing Engineering team for a deep dive into Windows HPC Server 2008 R2.
Agenda
· 9:00 am: Welcome
· 9:30 am – 4:00 pm: Sessions and Hands on Training
· Lunch will be served
· 4:00 pm: Cocktails
Topics to be covered include:·
· New System Administration Features
· SOA and HPC Services for Excel 2010
· Diagnostics and Reporting in R2
· Scheduler Features – What's New in R2
· HPC in the Cloud
Register Now or by emailing Wallstreet@microsoft.com
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Thursday, September 23rd - Parallel Development
W New York Union Square, 201 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10001
Join Microsoft and NVIDIA at this exclusive event for hands-on training and sessions on the latest in parallel development on Windows.
Agenda
· 9:00 am: Welcome
· 9:30 am – 4:00 pm: Sessions and Hands on Training
· Lunch will be served
· 4:00 pm: Cocktails
Topics to be covered include:
• Innovations in Parallel Development on Windows
• CUDA and GPGPU Development with Parallel Nsight and Visual Studio
• Hands on Training: Parallel Development
Register Now or by emailing Wallstreet@microsoft.com
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Friday, September 24th - Clustering for Excel
Microsoft Office: 1290 Ave of the Americas | Sixth Floor | New York, NY 10104
Excel is a critical tool for trading. As risk calculations and models become more complex, they require increasing amounts of time to execute.
Agenda
- 9:00: Registration
- 9:30 am – 4:00 pm: Sessions and Hands on Training
- Lunch will be served
This instructor-led course provides the knowledge and skills for learning:
- Basic concepts to execute Excel on a cluster using HPC Services for Excel 2010
- Use cases and performance expectations.
- Monte Carlo simulation demos
- How to speed-up & parallelize Excel workbooks and spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010 and Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2.
Register Now or by emailing Wallstreet@microsoft.com