Insights gained from developing and using Microsoft's High Performance Computing Server.
Dryad Beta Now Available
Dryad, the distributed data computation framework originally developed by MSR, has now been...
Date: 05/03/2011
AppFabric Caching and HPC
I recently published a white paper about how to integrate Windows Server AppFabric Caching with...
Date: 02/11/2011
HPC Services for Excel Video
We've put together a really slick video which goes through what the HPC Services for Excel does and...
Date: 10/01/2010
HPC Launches on Wall Street
Several of my HPC colleagues are in NYC this week for the official launch of Windows HPC Server 2008...
Date: 09/20/2010
Instant Search is Easy
Apparently some people thought Google's new "Instant Search" feature, where searches are performed...
Date: 09/17/2010
Loading Excel Add-Ins at Runtime
When automating Excel, the Excel.exe process should be started using the '/automation' switch. This...
Date: 09/16/2010
Excel on HPC Resources
We have a new one-stop shop for all the HPC Services for Excel documentation and training. The...
Date: 08/30/2010
Workbook Offloading Versioning Plan
In Microsoft HPC Server 2008 R2, we offer HPC Services for Excel 2010. As part of this feature, we...
Date: 08/30/2010
Why can't I open two workbooks with the same name??
This is a pop-up that's sparked multi-minute-long rants which always result in a profanity-laden...
Date: 08/30/2010
Testing Access to Excel Workbook
One of the common problems people may run into while offloading a workbook across a cluster is...
Date: 08/12/2010
Excel Workbook Offloading Beta Transition Guide
Excel Workbook Offloading Beta Transition Guide The Beta 2 release of Windows HPC 2008 R2 that was...
Date: 07/06/2010