Tanuj Mathur is a technology researcher and practitioner with extensive experience in distributed computing, cybersecurity, ...

I asked frequent contributor Roger Ramjet to write a guest blog presenting and defending his idea that distributed Unix makes more sense than my smart display approach. Here's his contribution - read ...

The world of distributed computing took on a new profile this year when Folding@home, a 20-year-old distributed computing project, found itself picking up thousands of new volunteers to help COVID-19 ...

This UK-based AI and blockchain company has launched a zero-cost trial cloud computing contract designed to provide users ...

So the LHC is turned on! And it works great. And we're still alive. I'm not gonna beat that horse today. (See Ars for snark) But a good IT angle here. LHC is really only possible because of the growth ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Over the past year, there has been rapid, widespread adoption of cloud infrastructure as ...

Wikia, the company created by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, has acquired the Grub distributed indexing system from LookSmart and is preparing to distribute Grub's code under an open-source license.

FEDGPU's cloud computing platform, based on high-performance GPU clusters and an AI scheduling system, intelligently allocates computing power according to task type and market conditions, maximizing ...

A special project to accelerate the hunt for a cure for anthrax by harnessing PCs around the globe using a distributed computing model was unveiled today. In an announcement today, the National ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is bored of the auto industry. We've known that for a while, but Tesla's recent earnings call really solidified the CEO's wandering priorities as the executive team attempted to ...