High performance computing (HPC) environments have embraced scale-out server architectures to be able to deliver better, more accurate results in less time. The pressure is on to research even more, with increased accuracy and in less time. There tends to be 3 challenging roadblocks that come with the supporting storage infrastructure, related to performance, availability, and manageability.

In this podcast, George Crump, Lead Analyst at Storage Switzerland and Tom Sherman from Cray discuss what makes up these roadblocks, solutions to overcome them, and more.