HP and Intel announced their partnership around high-performance computing at the International Supercomputing Conference held in Frankfurt. The alliance of the two huge tech companies is dedicated to address the booming demand of High Performance Computing (HPC).
The agreement is also aimed to meet the electronics needs of the growing industries as HP and Intel recognized the necessity to develop supercomputers to be used in the academe, government institutions and commercial enterprises.
International Data Corporation revealed that the high performance computing server market will increase to $15.2 billion at the end of 2019. The need was seen by both companies as an opportunity to expand and improve their sales.
Intel is experiencing a problem in maintaining its sales due to the decreasing demand of PCs in the market. The company then resorted to acquiring Altera Corporation for $54 per share in order to address the issue and minimize its dependence on the PC market. HP, on the other hand, decided to divide its business into two to separate units.
The potential of HPC may be the answer to the companies' predicament. Bill Mannel, Vice President and General Manager at HPC and Big Data recognized the wide opportunity it can offer.
"As data explodes in volume, velocity and variety, and the processing requirements to address business challenges become more sophisticated, the line between traditional and high performance computing is blurring," Mannel stated.
Mannel also added that through the alliance of the two large companies, customers will gain access to the right technologies and solutions including intellectual property and engineering support which they need to take advantage of on a data-driven society.
HP and Intel are not the only companies who will exploit HPC. IBM, Nvidia and Google are also working on the aforementioned technology.
The companies are now working together at the HPC Center of Excellence located in France and are offering customers the chance to work with ISVs, and HP and Intel engineers to remodel code.
