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	Intersect360 Research User Site Census: Applications (July, 2010) Key findings of this Intersect360 Research forecast include: 72% of the primary packages provided by the HPC sites were used by only one site, indicating the diversity of application needs and the research nature of the HPC market The leading application software packages were ANSYS's Fluent, Gaussian, and Simulia's Abaqus. All of these top packages... >>More

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What percent of users report running Windows as their primary HPC operating system for x86-based clusters and blades?

A.	2% (about 1 in 50)
B.	5% (about 1 in 20)
C.	8% (about 1 in 12)
D.	12% (about 1 in 8)

Answer: D. Among 442 respondents, running an x86-based cluster or blade system, 52 (11.8%, or 1 in every 8.5) reported using some version of Windows as their primary HPC operating system, nearly doubling the penetration of Windows reported in 2009.

Source: Comprehensive Research Study, Software Environments in HPC, May 2010. (With additional data from 2010 HPC User Site Census.)

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