Multi-core processors theoretically can run many threads of code in parallel, but some categories of operation currently bog down attempts to raise overall performance by parallelizing computing. Is ...

One particular frustration with the UNIX shell is the inability to easily schedule multiple, concurrent tasks that fully utilize CPU cores presented on modern systems. The example of focus in this ...

In the ever-expanding realm of data processing and analytics, two heavyweight contenders − massively parallel processing (MPP) and big data − have been vying for dominance. Each brings its own set of ...

Those UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) AppleSeed computer guys are at it again. According to their online info, they’re up to a cluster of 25 Macs, including G4’s, and have even published ...

The AppleSeed Web site — which looks at a parallel Mac cluster for numerically intensive computing and should be of interest to those interested in a “plug and play parallel computer” — has been ...