Mark Funk's Blog

I've been intrigued by a relatively new notion called a Burst Buffer. It seems to be used most in discussions relating to HPC (High Performance Computing) and near future really large systems called Exascale. The concept did not seem to difficult and did not seem to be described in clear enough terms. So I thought I'd see whether I might do better. My attempt can be found here: The What and Why of Burst Buffers

And, as of 5/19/2015, I have again had the honor of having an article of mine published on The Platform. You can find this same article here: http://www.nextplatform.com/2015/05/19/the-what-and-why-of-burst-buffers/

Enjoy.