The second Cluster Challenge was held a few weeks ago in association with SC08 in Austin and, with the cycling theme, has been described as the “Tour de France of SC”.  The peloton consisted of 7 teams gathered from 4 countries to build and run a supercomputer on benchmarks and applications for 46 straight hours.  The level of activity associated with the event is amazing with individuals working intensely until they exhaust themselves and slump in place to sleep (and I have photos to prove that).

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