High-performance computing (HPC) is the ability to process data and carry out complex calculations at fast speeds. An example of HPC solutions is the supercomputer. A supercomputer contains thousands of compute nodes working together to complete tasks in what is called parallel processing. With data, groundbreaking scientific discoveries are made, innovations are fueled, and improved quality of life for many people globally. With HPC, there is a strong foundation of scientific, societal and industrial developments.

Adopting the cloud for hosting various business data and applications offer various advantages that could not be attained when using the traditional methods. The benefits include easy management, access and scalability. It can also reduce the cost of operations in the long term while enhancing efficiency. With the cloud, companies have managed to embrace digital transformation easily, which was evident during the global pandemic that forced people to work remotely. The cloud’s dependability and flexibility enabled organizations to quickly and easily migrate to remote work at a reasonable cost. However, the cloud also presents certain risks. The risks have traditionally led to the denial of service, data loss, and malware.

We know that the metaverse concept, which is still in its infancy stage, is hot. It is one of the fastest-growing tech segments in the world, with many businesses – small and big- trying to figure out how it will benefit them. According to the Bloomberg Intelligence analysis report, 2021, metaverse could unlock a market opportunity of about $800 billion. This can come from buying and selling digital products or social media, where metaverse seems to have gained traction, thanks to the heavy investment by the social media giant Facebook which rebranded to Meta a few months ago.