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Wow! What a week! I sat in my house last Friday resting my plates and reflecting on ARM TechCon. A few journalists I spoke with were caught off guard by Mike Muller’s announcement of the ARMv8 instruction set during Thursday’s keynote, quickly followed by Applied Micro’s (APM) announcement of their X-Gene product that will be based on this same ARMv8 instruction set. “We thought you would be announcing 64-bit 9-12 months from now” was a common refrain. Like all companies, there are the products and strategies that are above the waterline….and then a number that lie below…Some deeper than others. So when I replied to a question on my blog last week, I was limited in my reply. But now, with the ARMv8 64-bit instruction set appearing above the waterline, we are now on the path to address one of the concerns outlined…Admittedly at early stages, but on the way. And as for an ARM powered platform entering the top 500 Supercomputer list? That is even further away. With that said, our work with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center should indicate that we are investigating this area too.

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