Accelerating Things

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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade Date: 05/03/2011

AppFabric Caching and HPC

I recently published a white paper about how to integrate Windows Server AppFabric Caching with...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade Date: 09/20/2010

Instant Search is Easy

Apparently some people thought Google's new "Instant Search" feature, where searches are performed...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade 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...

Author: [MSFT] Jeremy Espenshade Date: 07/06/2010