Frank Ohlhorst Editorial Contributor

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• Volvo Drives NVH Simulation Forward
  January 1, 2015
  Volvo Cars has long recognized the importance of leveraging noise, vibration and harshness simulation software to improve its vehicles.
• Choose the Right Workstation Hardware for Maximum Performance and Value
  June 1, 2014
  Engineers need to choose the right computing hardware to do the job or risk harming productivity and increasing costs.
• Product Line Engineering 101
  November 2, 2015
  An example of what product line engineering means to the design engineer.
• Virtual Reality Speeds Design
  August 3, 2015
  The technology gives engineers at Ford and other companies an early look at designs.
• Dell Advances Virtual Workstation Adoption
  July 1, 2015
  Dell’s Workstation Virtualization Center of Excellence showcases how virtualization can speed engineering tasks and reduce costs.
• Supercomputers: Share and Share Alike
  February 1, 2015
  The NCSA wants to share its supercomputing resources with private industry.
• Volvo Drives NVH Simulation Forward
  January 1, 2015
  Volvo Cars has long recognized the importance of leveraging noise, vibration and harshness simulation software to improve its vehicles.
• New Computing and Graphics Processors Drive Engineering Innovation
  November 1, 2014
  The quest to deliver higher performance levels, while keeping power consumption and costs under control.
• CAD Value and Workstation Performance are Not Mutually Exclusive
  July 1, 2014
  CAD relies on high-performance systems to meet the productivity levels engineers need to remain competitive.
• Choose the Right Workstation Hardware for Maximum Performance and Value
  June 1, 2014
  Engineers need to choose the right computing hardware to do the job or risk harming productivity and increasing costs.
• CPUs, GPUs, APUs and You
  March 28, 2014
  APUs, CPUs and GPUs are driving the next generation of simulation software, 3D modeling solutions and advanced design systems.
• Dealing with Data Storage
  January 1, 2014
  Simulation data can consume massive amounts of storage -- stressing networks, infrastructures and engineers.
• Speed Up Engineering IT
  December 1, 2013
  Virtualization promises a solution to the budget constraints and challenges associated with deploying new engineering computing hardware.
• Workstation, Cluster or Cloud?
  November 1, 2013
  Choosing where to run complex computational models has become a choice driven by more than just costs. Today, many factors come into play when choosing from among the traditional workstation, onsite computing grid or cloud services.
• Storage Is Key to HPC
  August 1, 2013
  Often overlooked in the bandolier of high-performance computing components is storage, where speed equals results and reliability equals success.
• The Ins and Outs of Technical Training
  July 1, 2013
  To outsource training or not to outsource training, that is the question for growing engineering and professional firms.
• Fast Track Embedded Systems Development
  June 1, 2013
  Creating embedded systems takes skill, components, time and most importantly, the ideas that fuel innovation.
• The Costs of the Cloud
  May 1, 2013
  As more engineers leverage high-performance computing, the true costs of a cloud-based model remain a mystery to many managers.