Assessment of High Performance Computing Services Potential of SMEs

Borštnar, Mirjana Kljajić; Ilijaš, Tomi

doi:10.23919/mipro.2019.8756681

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“…Our study contributes to the ongoing debate whether SMEs should buy in externally developed technology (infrastructure and software) or should they develop in house (Daneshgar et al, 2013). For HPC our study findings would suggest that SMEs technology adoption approach across the stages of entrepreneurship is predominately focused on buying in (see Borstnar et al, 2015). This technology adoption approach seems to be dependent on know-how and having the necessary in skills-in our study HPC skills.…”

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“…The technological perspective in particular addresses concepts related to IT infrastructure as well as technology skills including necessary technology competencies as well as employee-specific IT knowledge (Davis et al, 1989;Nam et al, 2019;Kuan and Chau, 2001;Nguyen, 2009;Thong, 1999). Organisational perspective also looks into perceived barriers, particularly those related to financial costs, e-business know-how and organisational readiness (Borstnar and Ilijas, 2019;Gilbert et al, 2004, Globerman, 1975Utterback, 1974;Kuan and Chau, 2001;Nguyen, 2009;Thong, 1999;Zhu et al, 2003;Watson, 2002). Finally, the environmental perspective focuses on concepts related to competitive intensity and pressure, overall cooperation and systems openness (Fletcher, 2002;Grover, 1993;Iacovou et al, 1995;Kuan and Chau, 2001;Nguyen, 2009;Ongori et al, 2010;Premkumar and Ramamurthy 1995).…”

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An Exploratory Study of High Performance Computing Technology Adoption over the Stages of Entrepreneurship

Damij¹,

Cunningham²,

Modic³

2022

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The focus of this paper is to examine how and when technology adoption occurs over the stages of entrepreneurship. High-performance computing (HPC) includes infrastructure and applications that are used for complex computational problems and can involve supercomputers and linked clusters. HPC can contribute to industry and firm competitiveness, particularly for SMEs. Against this background, there remains a limited understanding of how and when technology adoption occurs over the stages of entrepreneurship. In addressing this deficit our exploratory study identifies how and when technology adoption occurs over the stages of entrepreneurship. Our contribution is twofold. First, we develop a taxonomy of HPC with respect to the how and when of technology adoption. Second, we identify three categories of technology adoptionemergent imitators, early adopters and growth assimilators across two stages of entrepreneurshipemergent and late-stage.

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An Exploratory Study of High Performance Computing Technology Adoption over the Stages of Entrepreneurship

Damij¹,

Cunningham²,

Modic³

2022

IJEV

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“…In addition to national- and regional-level public sector initiatives and commercial HPC providers such as Arctur (Arctur, n.d.), a few higher education institutions (HEIs) (and universities) have started providing HPC services to businesses [1] (Eurich et al , 2013). Nevertheless, a lack of awareness among SMEs about how HPC can boost their innovative capacities and offer a competitive edge in the marketplace has resulted in a relatively low uptake of HPC technologies (Borštnar and Ilijaš, 2019). While technology adoption and implementation of advanced digital technologies have been discussed at length in the extant literature (refer to Section 2), only a sparse volume of literature has addressed the adoption and usage of HPC services among SME entrepreneurs (Cunningham et al , 2022).…”

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Value co-creation in a high-performance computing (HPC) service ecosystem: opportunities for European SMEs

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Damij

2023

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Purpose This paper aims to develop a conceptual framework as a valuable investigative tool for future empirical studies examining stakeholders’ interactions within a high-performance computing (HPC) service ecosystem and identifying the enablers for better value co-creation under various service provisioning contexts. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper follows a theory adaptation research design that systematically examines the literature on a substantive topic encompassing HPC technology adoption and usage by European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Furthermore, it introduces theoretical perspectives from service innovation research as its methodological approach (method theory) to develop a theoretical framework for value co-creation within an HPC service ecosystem. Findings The conceptual framework presented in this paper identifies the critical resource elements of SMEs, which can potentially be integrated with other stakeholders’ resources and complement the limited internal resources of SMEs for enhanced value co-creation within an HPC service ecosystem. Research limitations/implications The conceptualisation of an HPC service ecosystem and the potential of value co-creation through integrating stakeholders’ resources, presented in this paper, underscore further empirical research in this direction. Practical implications Findings from this paper can inform European policymakers for regional development to frame regional strategies and policies that enable SMEs to better uptake HPC services. Service providers can revisit their business models to reconfigure their organisational resources for enhanced value proposition and co-creation. Social implications This study advances the agenda of transformative service research that aims uplifting changes and societal well-being through a more inclusive and sustainable value co-creation among a wider set of stakeholders within the service ecosystem. Originality/value The paper addresses an under-investigated research gap by examining SMEs’ adoption of HPC services and opportunities for higher value co-creation using a service ecosystem approach based on multi-actor interaction, collaboration and resource integration.

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Region-specific guidelines to encourage SMEs to use high performance computing

Botelho

O’Gorman

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to explore high performance computing (HPC) in the context of the South East region of Ireland, which hosts a publicly available HPC infrastructure, by identifying whether companies, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), are using, or are prepared to use, HPC to improve their business processes, expansion and sustainability. The result of the analysis provides region-specific guidelines that are meant to improve the HPC landscape in the region. The lessons learned from this research may apply to other similar, and developing, European regions. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the use of HPC in the context of the South East region of Ireland and examines whether companies, especially SMEs, are benefiting from the use of publicly available HPC infrastructure in the region. This paper also provides a set of recommendations, of a policy nature, and required actions to increase HPC usage, based on the reality of the region. Therefore, the first step in the process was to understand the HPC landscape in the South East region of Ireland. Interviews were conducted with higher education institute (HEI) staff who were knowledgeable about the HPC infrastructure of their institutes and also about whether collaboration between the HEIs and businesses from the same region exists. The interview findings allowed the proposal of region-specific guidelines to improve the HPC landscape and collaboration in the region. The guidelines were analysed and refined in a focus group with key regional stakeholders from academia, industry and government, who have experience and expertise in high-technology transfer processes happening in the region. Findings The findings of the current study strongly suggest that HPC usage by SMEs in the South East region of Ireland is still incipient; and that HPC knowledge is currently inadequately transferred from the HEI hosting the HPC infrastructure to public and private sector organisations based in the region. The findings also demonstrate that there are no courses or training programmes available dedicated to HPC and that the level of collaboration between the HEI hosting the HPC infrastructure and industry in the region is minimal as regards HPC usage and projects. Therefore, there is a need to put specific targeted policies and actions, both from a regional government and HEI perspectives, in place to encourage SMEs to optimise their processes by using HPC. Originality/value This research is unique as it provides customised region-specific recommendations (RSR) and feasible actions to encourage industry, especially SMEs, to use HPC and collaborate around it. The literature review identified that there is a lack of studies that can inform policymakers to include HPC in their innovation agenda. Previous research studies specifically focussing on HPC policies are even more scarce. Most of the existing research pertaining to HPC focusses on the technical aspect of HPC; therefore, this research and paper bring a new dimension to existing HPC research. Even though this research was focussed on the South East of Ireland region, the model that generated the RSRs can be extrapolated and applied to other regions that need to develop their HPC landscape and the use of HPC among SMEs in their respective regions.

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Assessment of High Performance Computing Services Potential of SMEs

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An Exploratory Study of High Performance Computing Technology Adoption over the Stages of Entrepreneurship

An Exploratory Study of High Performance Computing Technology Adoption over the Stages of Entrepreneurship

Value co-creation in a high-performance computing (HPC) service ecosystem: opportunities for European SMEs

Region-specific guidelines to encourage SMEs to use high performance computing

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