ZDNet

Raspberry Pi computing cluster: What I'm using it for, and what I've added to it

Last week I used every Raspberry Pi that I had to build a six-node HexaPi computing cluster. Since then I have been asked a number of times: what is it good for? So I'm going to take a look at the ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Advanced computer cluster powers RIT astrophysics research

When black holes crash into each other at the center of a galaxy, the safest place to be is on the other side of the computer simulating the drama. Scientists who study black holes simulate ...
ZDNet

Raspberry Pi: How I built an OctaPi-style computing cluster

The inspiration for this post (and this project) came from something that I recently read in the Raspberry Pi blog. I would like to start out by saying if you are interested in computers, programming, ...
Purdue University

Sun donates $3.6 million for high-performance computer cluster

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University, with a $3.6 million gift from Sun Microsystems, is giving recycled PCs new life as a computer cluster that makes high-performance computing power available in ...
Ars Technica

25-GPU cluster cracks every standard Windows password in <6 hours

A password-cracking expert has unveiled a computer cluster that can cycle through as many as 350 billion guesses per second. It's an almost unprecedented speed that can try every possible Windows ...
TechSpot

25-GPU cluster can brute force Windows password in record time

Jeremi Gosney, the founder and CEO of Stricture Consulting Group, recently showcased a GPU-based computer cluster capable of brute forcing its way through any standard eight-character Windows password ...