[lug] [CLUE-Tech] Super Computing Event: SC2001 (fwd)

[Charles Morrison]

Unfortunately, this is how it always is; You can't get the skills unless 
you work in the area and you can't work in the area unless you already 
have the skills. It's really a PITA.

The main emphasis for this opening is PBS and other things that are 
quite specific to distributed processing environments, ie Beowulf 
clusters. BTW, these kind of clusters are being used more and more 
outside of gov't labs nowdays. They're used in genetic research, oil 
companies, financial firms, moviemaking and virtually anywhere there is 
a need for big computing resources and a desire to save money. While the 
job market for these systems isn't huge, it is there.

I think Wayde mentioned trying to get a test cluster up for the BLUG to 
use. Maybe a "Stone Soupercomputer" style cluster would be a good 
learning aid. If BLUG can't do it alone, maybe in conjunction with the 
other LUGS and other special interest UGs (ACM) as well. Might be worth 
a discussion again.

D. Stimits wrote:

>
>I did, but unfortunately I don't have all of the skills. I don't
>remember the exact problems, but I know it wanted some scripting
>language experience I don't have or know. For example, I suppose I
>should learn PERL, and improve my bash skills. Hmm, I think it also
>required Fortran. I'm really a C/C++ person at heart; I can learn any of
>the requirements, but most of these jobs do not allow one to "learn as
>you go". The whole arena of scientific computing is interesting, often
>it requires specialized skills though, I wish there were more ways to
>work into these fields.
>
>D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
>