Vicki Lockhart

An exodus of talent to the private sector threatens to undermine research, says Owen Thomas. In many ways, the flow of expertise in high-performance computing (HPC) from UK universities to the private sector is something to celebrate. Working in public-sector research and education gives people cutting-edge knowledge and transferable skills in areas such as parallel … Read more

How Universities can stop research staff leaving academia. UK universities are pivotal to the UK’s research industry

With high-performance computing (HPC) increasingly becoming an integral cog in research settings, be that academic research or the world of technology and design, the requirement for the right knowledge and swift support of such systems has become paramount. Read more…

UK Universities and research institutions are adept at developing industries and central to this is high-performance computing (HPC). Here, Owen Thomas, co-founder of Red Oak Consulting, asks if HPC should remain on-premise, or in the cloud? Read more…

To meet the rapid increase in demand for computer processing power of high-end research, Red Oak Consulting, a specialist in high performance computer (HPC) systems, has launched a three-tiered, fully managed service solution to help organisations move their research systems into the realm of cloud-based supercomputers. Read more…

By Owen Thomas , Founder , Red Oak Consultancy UK universities are pivotal to the UK’s research industry, providing innovation to a whole host of sectors. Supercomputers and high performance computing (HPC) have fed into this innovation for decades. However, worrying trends recently suggest an exodus of talent and the search for new horizons in … Read more

To meet the rapid increase in demand for computer processing power of high-end research, Red Oak Consulting, a specialist in high performance computer (HPC) systems, has launched a three-tiered, fully managed service solution to help organisations move their research systems into the realm of cloud-based supercomputers. Read more…

Owen Thomas, co-founder of Red Oak Consulting  www.redoakconsulting.co.uk UK universities and research institutions have built an enviable reputation over many years for helping to inform the development of countless industries, from genomics to nuclear, and AI to automotive engineering and design. It’s where so many bright ideas are turned into economic reality. Read more…

UK universities are pivotal to the UK’s research industry, providing innovation to a whole host of sectors. Supercomputers and high performance computing (HPC) has fed into this innovation for decades. However, worrying trends recently suggest an exodus of talent and the search for new horizons in other sectors of industry. Read more…