The Ultimate Guide to High Performance Computing
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for High Performance Computing (HPC).
What to know about High Performance Computing
High Performance Computing (HPC) is a field that focuses on using advanced computing technologies to solve complex problems and process vast amounts of data rapidly. It encompasses the design and deployment of powerful computing systems, including supercomputers and specialized hardware, to support applications ranging from scientific research and AI development to data analytics and industrial simulations.
Exploring this tag reveals the latest innovations, partnerships, and breakthroughs in hardware, software, and infrastructure that drive HPC forward. Readers can learn about advancements in AI integration, data centre efficiency, cooling technologies, and collaborative efforts among leading technology companies. Staying informed about HPC developments provides insight into how cutting-edge computing power is shaping industries and enabling new capabilities across diverse fields.
UK High Performance Computing News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Salience Labs raises USD $125 million for AI networking
The Oxford-based company will use the oversubscribed round to ramp production of optical switches that could improve AI datacentre performance and efficiency.
CX Tech plans GBP £16.5 billion Chapelcross data campus
The 1GW scheme could bring 750 construction jobs and 450 permanent roles to a former nuclear site near Annan if approved.
Kao Data appoints Bruce Claassen as Chief Financial Officer
Demand for AI and cloud capacity is prompting Kao Data to bolster financial leadership as it pursues new UK sites and refinancings.
Cambridge Tech Week unveils deep tech agenda for 2026
The five-day event will probe how Britain can turn research into scale-ups, with AI, quantum and defence policy all on the agenda.
FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption
More than 40% of respondents cite a skills shortage as quantum computing's adoption barrier, as the UK seeks practical uses.
OneAdvanced joins UK sovereign AI frontier model push
This could speed UK adoption of controlled AI in hospitals, councils and other regulated sectors by shaping a sovereign frontier model.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to High Performance Computing
Data centre infrastructure market to hit USD $128bn by 2034
Vultr to offer AMD's MI455X chips for AI cloud push
Vultr adds AMD MI455X GPU & Helios rackscale support
Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant
Neocloud providers set to grab AI cloud market share
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Recent High Performance Computing News
Oracle adds AI networking upgrades to Acceleron
The changes aim to reduce bottlenecks and outages for customers running large AI workloads across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Scaleway deploys AI supercomputer in Sweden with AMD
European startups and larger firms will gain more AI computing capacity as Scaleway expands its first supercomputer beyond France with AMD chips in Sweden.
Quobly & SiPearl team up on European quantum computing
The tie-up could help Europe cut reliance on non-European hardware by linking classical supercomputers with emerging quantum systems.
Lava flags NVIDIA DCGM flaw exposing AI GPU servers
About 2,100 internet-exposed monitoring hosts left AI GPU telemetry open, putting more than 12,000 GPUs and roughly USD $100 million of hardware at risk.
Dell expands AI Factory to push agentic AI on-site
Adoption has climbed to more than 6,500 customers as businesses shift from AI pilots to on-premise production and weigh rising costs.
HPE sends Spaceborne Computer-4 to the Moon for AI tests
Moon-based processing will let HPE test AI and high-performance computing on the lunar surface, reducing reliance on Earth links for future missions.
Five Nines Global & Nexus Core plan Casablanca AI centre
The initial 20MW site near Casablanca will anchor a much larger 180MW AI campus built around Nvidia's latest server architecture.
Bull opens Angers factory to boost supercomputer output
The upgraded site will double production capacity and cut maintenance costs by 30% as Europe races to secure more sovereign computing power.
Vertiv to expand Slovakia plant for AI cooling demand
The site will add about 22,000 square metres and create hundreds of jobs as demand rises for AI cooling and power gear across EMEA.
Arteris launches FlexGen Multi-Die for AI chiplets
AI chipmakers can cut die-to-die link area, power and I/O by up to 50% as multi-die designs become harder to scale.
TCS renews Jaguar Formula E deal with AI partnership
The renewed tie-up gives Jaguar TCS Racing more AI support as it heads into Formula E's GEN4 era after winning the 2025/26 teams' title.
Fujitsu launches MONAKA chip for sovereign AI servers
The chip aims to ease power and cooling constraints for operators seeking AI systems with tighter supply chain control and domestic manufacturing.
Bull wins €31 million AEMET supercomputing contract
Spain's weather forecasts will be backed by faster computing and lower energy use as AEMET upgrades systems under a four-year deal.
Schneider Electric launches hybrid data centre cooler
Data centre operators can now mix air and liquid cooling in one unit as AI workloads push rack densities higher across facilities.
Nutanix buys Ryax to boost hybrid AI workload orchestration
Enterprises could cut AI running costs as the deal aims to ease GPU shortages and simplify workload scheduling across hybrid systems.
Google Cloud launches M4N instances for Oracle workloads
Enterprise Oracle users could cut licensing and infrastructure costs as Google Cloud adds high-memory M4N instances tuned for heavy I/O workloads.
Nvidia touts AI data centre software to boost output
Utilities and cloud operators could squeeze more AI work from fixed power budgets as Nvidia's DSX software lifts throughput and cuts demand.
Nvidia backs AI power efficiency push with new deals
Electricity is becoming the main bottleneck for AI data centres as new Nvidia partnerships aim to raise output per megawatt.
Google Cloud adds pause & resume to Dataflow batch jobs
Interrupted batch workloads can now resume where they stopped, potentially cutting wasted compute and delays for Google Cloud customers.
Salute to acquire T5 Operations in data centre push
Demand for specialist data centre support is pushing Salute to expand, with the combined group set to manage more than 15GW globally.
