During the fourth phase (2012-2014) addressed new topics crucial to the CERN scientific programme, such as cloud computing, business analytics, the next generation of hardware, and security for the myriads of network devices.
In this paper we report on a set of benchmark results recently obtained by CERN openlab when comparing an 8-core “Sandy Bridge-EP” processor with Intel’s previous microarchitecture, the “Westmere-EP”. The Intel marketing names for these processors are “Xeon E5-2600 processor series” and “Xeon 5600 processor series”, respectively.
At the Moriond conference in La Thuile, Italy, the LHCb experiment released new results showing that once more, despite all expectations, the Standard Model is standing tall and strong.
Quantum Diaries is a multi-person blog, featuring writings from physicists at laboratories all over the world. For CERN, Pauline Gagnon has written a great look forward to the year ahead in physics at the LHC.
