It has been a while since I posted here on my blog. We have been very busy lately positioning the company for the next five years.

This month on September 23rd we reached our five year mark. The last five years have been challenging and interesting to say the least. We have gained a new level of understanding on what is required to survive and thrive in the compute on-demand industry.

This year has brought us new opportunities to impact areas of research in fields such as weather prediction, molecular modeling, medical research, and much more. I have found these areas rewarding as they benefit humanity and impact quality of life for many. Super Computing in many aspects can lend way to major advances in many fields and can accelerate the technological advances within our society.

Out of all the projects we have seen cancer research is one of the most important to me and is a priority I have set for the company. Over the last several years I have personally lost 3 family members and most recently one of my oldest and dearest friends to this disease.

I have watched people suffer from Cancer without hope and have seen the devastation it leaves behind with those who have lost loved ones. Something must be done!

vCompute is currently providing resources to Compute against Cancer http://www.computeagainstcancer.org/

Due to our efforts cancer patients benefit as we directly support cancer research conducted by organizations such as National cancer Institute and National Human Genome Research Institute. vCompute will continue to support these organizations in hopes that our compute resources will assist to gain better treatments for cancer and hopefully a cure.

Our efforts with our client in Japan to provide predictive weather services for the seas surrounding Japan has also been a rewarding effort.

vCompute is assisting a Japan based company to build a weather forecast system that allows users to view forecast data graphically. We use data from NCEP and distributed the data through both mobile phones and pc based web internet.
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The data generally available was not focused close to shore. The wind data grid was 1 degree by 1 degree and the wave data was 1 degree by 1.25 degrees. vCompute facilities allow them process close to shore data with a finer data grid mesh.

They use the WRF (Weather and Research Forecast) a mesoscale numerical weather model. This model allowed them to take the synoptic GFS data from NCEP and produce a mesoscale forecast with a 10km grid mesh. Also, they produced a .25 degree grid mesh wave forecast of the north pacific. The mesoscale wind shows a better forecast of when the winds near shore will change.

The vCompute cluster is being utilized to perform the following:
1. Process a mesoscale weather model (WRF) 4 times a day. The current area of processing is the central Japan area and our goal with this system is to expand to cover the entire Japan area.
2. Process an ocean model (SWAN) 4 times a day. We have two areas of processing. The outer grid includes the north pacific. The inner grid includes the Sagami-bay area in Japan. We want to expand the inner-grid to cover the entire Japan area

Our client sent us this testimonial and I wanted to include this -
"We searched for providers in Japan and the cost of housing our cluster or renting a cluster was really high. So we searched outside of Japan and found vCompute. vCompute met our requirements 100% and more. The service and expertise received so far goes beyond our expectations. And with this, we feel confident that vCompute will not only help us with our cluster needs but also aid in expanding our business."

These types of testimonials make all the effort very rewarding. As we look ahead to the next 5 years I see us moving in interesting directions as we establish our credibility in the various markets. We anticipate additional steady growth as we navigate this uncharted market and strengthen our relationships with our vendors and clients.

One of the major differences you will see with vCompute over the next five years is our commitment to apply our computing resources into more medical related computing. Fields such as Cheminformatics, Medical Research, Health Sciences, Computational Biology, Genomics, Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacogenetics, Cheminformatics, Medical Informatics, Rational Drug Design will become some of our largest market segments.

The areas of scientific research such as space sciences, climatic modeling, aerospace, molecular modeling and cosmology will continue to be pursued as well as government related processing such as internet intelligence, defense and alternative energy efforts.

I am looking forward to the next five years as we continue to apply our resources to improve the quality of life for people worldwide.