High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Stacks and Deployments

This technical report discusses high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure stacks and deployments, focusing on trends in modeling and simulation, end-user adoption, use cases, and vendor strategies. It analyzes various markets and subjects related to HPC, including high-performance data analytics, HPC/AI convergence, and quantum computing applications. The report also examines supercomputing, institutional HPC, and mainstream HPC, along with the associated infrastructure technologies and software. Core research areas include historical vendor share, server and storage forecasts, end-user adoption trends, and the HPC vendor landscape. Additionally, the report addresses key questions regarding investment strategies of institutions and enterprises in HPC, vendor responses to market needs, and the market opportunities for vendors over the next five years. It reviews the strategies and market positioning of leading vendors in the HPC space, providing insights into their differentiation and the influence of institutional HPC on enterprise behavior.