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Intel Workhorse Powers Up
13 March 2012.. STOP! Forget that 7MB marketing spiel from Intel.
When Virtualisation is Better Than Bare Metal
13 March 2012,, Rolling out virtual machines is an easy way to set up new servers, but conventional wisdom holds that the overhead from running virtual machines means performance won’t match native workloads. But that isn’t always the case if you’re doing highly complicated tasks like rendering movies.
Intel: Serviers and Workstations to Power Up With New Xeon E5
08 March 2012.. INTEL officially unveiled its new high powered processor at a media event in Sydney, which was backed up with testimonials from Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology and visual effects solutions supplier, StudioEngine.
Studio Engine as a Service Taps Virtualisation
08 March 2012.. update StudioEngine, the Australian post-production film studio-as-a-service company opened by SteamEngine founder Stefan Gillard, started virtualising its infrastructure last year for clients in order to make better use of its resources.
Xeon E5 is Hot Stuff
07 March 2012.. Stefan Gillard, CEO of outsourced digital production facility Studio Engine (which has provided compute power to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Happy Feet Two) also reported the E5 delivers in terms of speed.
Intel Xeon E5-2600 JAKETOWN Chips Break Cover
07 March 2012.. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) just unveiled its latest server CPUs. The 8-core Intel Xeon E5-2600 series -- codenamed Jaketown -- are the ultimate Sandy Bridge parts
Assyst to Transform Services of StudioEngine, As Burnett Purchases Again
07 Feb 2012.. Russ Burnett, General Manager of Technology for the newly developed StudioEngine in Sydney, has selected assyst by Axios Systems for the second time, to streamline his IT Services.
Thinware Media Enters Studio Workflow Partnership With StudioEngine
22 September 2011.. StudioEngine customers of studio-on-demand services can now use the cloud based StudioCap to storee and manage CGI data
NTT Communications Corporation Acquires Frontline Systems and SteamEngine
11 May 2011.. In line with our long-term growth strategy, we are pleased to announce that NTT Communications Corporation (www.NTT.Com) - a global player in Telecommunications, Networking and ICT Services - has acquired 70% of the Frontline business.
Intel Roadmap Directions - SteamEngine Case Study
11 May 2011.. A special Intel case study around High Performance computing and the the SteamEngine platform.
The Australian IT - Cloud Computing Special Report - SteamEngine Puffs Along Mightily
10 May 2011..A special report on Cloud Compputing and SteamEngines success in both Scientific research and Media and Entertainment.
SteamEngine's CCO Stefan Gillard Talks Cloud Computing - Longhaus TV
25 April 2011.. Part one of an interview with Stefan Gillard CCO from Steam Engine on the challenges and opportunities of both HPC and Cloud.
Smart IT Outsourcing SteamEngine's CCO Stefan Gillard Talks Cloud Computing - BRW
21 April 2011.. An BRW interview with Stefan Gillard CCO from Steam Engine in on the challenges and opportunities of both HPC and Cloud.
SteamEngine's Work With the CERN Large Hadron Collider
5 April 2011.. SteamEngines work was recently highlighted in this article on Gizmondo.
Cloud Providers Stick With Intel CPUs
4 April 2011.... SteamEngine was recently profiled during INTELs recent E7 Processor launch with a large Australian media contingent. Details around the E7 lauch and SteamEngines involvement in some benchmark analysis utilising the new chip is highlighted in this article
Pioneering High Performance Computing in the Cloud - Intel Case Study
19 Feb 2011 ... Steam Engine has recently been profiled in a INTEL Case Study highlighting the benefts and use of their Intel Xeon Processor L5640.
SteamEngin Placed as Challenger to Australian Cloud Services Industry - Business - News
18 Feb 2011 ... Longhaus Pulse Research's recent Industry report "Australia's Trusted Infrastructure as a Service Cloud Provider Market 2011" Report has placed Steam Engine as a market challenger in the space in the top 30 cloud providers in Asia Pacific.
SteamEngine Powers George Millers Happy Feet 2
21 Jan 2011 ... SteamEngine has been engaged by George Millers Animation and vfx facility- DrD Studios to provide Rendering Infrastructure as a Service for the production of the anticipated sequel to the Oscar winning Happy Feet. Happy Feet 2 is scheduled for release late 2011.
Global Switch's $300M Data Centre Gets Tick of Approval
25th Nov 2010 ...Datacentre provider Global Switch has been given the green light to construct a new, eco-friendly datacentre facility in Sydney, close to its existing facility in Ultimo.
Harry Potter Effects Gurus Turn to Cloud - Business - News
26 Oct 2010 ... Stefan Gillard, Steam Engine's commercial director, said that its HPC model is ideal for film development given that the data is
Rising Sun Takes Harry Potter to the Cloud - Business - News
26 Oct 2010 ... RSP share how they ahve leveraged SteamEngine to render the latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise
SteamEngine Eyes Compute Service Expansion - Networking
13 Aug 2010 ... Steam Engine chief commercial officer Stefan Gillard said these businesses had "extreme peaks and troughs" in data and infrastructure demand ...
Sydney's 20-Tonne Cloud Keeps Harry Potter Flying - Hardware
26 Oct 2010 ... "You put four of those in a rack and you're talking about one metric tonne per square metre," said Stefan Gillard, equity
Feature: Have You Got the Power? - Inside Film
4 Jun 2010 ... Stefan Gillard has spent the last years three years working at Omnilab Media and overseeing the design of George Miller and Doug Mitchell's ...
ITWire - Steam Engine Cranks up On-Demand High Performance Computing
10 Aug 2010... and managing in-house date centre facilities a financially unsound proposition," said Steam's chief commercial officer Stefan Gillard. ...
Full Steam Ahead for Frontline Systems - Inside Film
10 Aug 2010... which makes operating and managing in-house date centre facilities a financially unsound proposition,” expresses Stefan Gillard, ...
Australian Economy 'Not Big Enough' to be Cloud Hub - Netapp
28 Sep 2010 ... Stefan Gillard. Thu 07/10/2010 - 16:42. As an Australian provider of Enterprise level cloud based HPC services to the Australian and ...
HPC in the Cloud: Steam Engine Rolls into HPC Cloud Market
17 Aug 2010 ... To dig a little deeper into the company's HPC cloud offering, HPC in the Cloud communicated via email with Stefan Gillard, the company's ...
Rising Sun Pictures Takes Harry Potter to the Cloud
26 Oct 2010 ... Stefan Gillard, Steam Engine's commercial director, said that its HPC model is ideal for film development given that the data is stored in ...