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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · 4d

🗣 “Red Oak consultants are humans who can talk technical, not techies talking to humans.”

Ops Director Dee Chadwick reflects on why this feedback matters and how it captures our approach to HPC projects.

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#HPC #Consulting #Leadership

Why Culture Matters in Technical Consulting: - Red Oak Consulting

During a feedback session at project close, a recent customer remarked to me that Red Oak consultants were ‘humans who can talk technical’...

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · 9d

Second half of the day in Turin #HPC #HPCRoundTable

Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · 10d

In Turin for the 2025 HPC Roundtable & AI’s high on the agenda.

(Poor Roco’s still looking for the round table 🧐)

#HPC #AI #RocoWasHere

Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · 11d

New to EasyBuild? Our latest tutorial is the perfect starting point 🎥

Senior HPC Specialist, Roberto Scipioni, introduces how to use EasyBuild on HPC clusters to install and manage software.

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#HPC #EasyBuild #Tutorial

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · 16d

Starting the new academic year with an interest in HPC?

Senior ROMS Specialist, Khaled Mahjoubi, explores how HPC supports academia, its opportunities for research, and challenges in funding, skills & cloud adoption.

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#HPC #Research #Supercomputing

HPC in Academia: Opportunities & Challenges - Red Oak Consulting

High-Performance Computing (HPC) has become a pivotal force reshaping scientific research and academic discovery...

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · 22d

Owen Thomas, CEO of Red Oak Consulting, writes in Data Centre & Network News (DCNN) that the cloud is at the heart of quantum’s arrival. Through QaaS, data centres will play a defining role in making this technology accessible.

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Sep 9

From repairing PCs and DEC VAX machines to shaping advanced computing.

Paul Ingram, Senior Principal Consultant, shares how early engineering skills paved the way for a career in HPC.

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#HPC #ITCareers

A career in HPC - Red Oak Consulting

My career started with an electrical engineering apprenticeship, this gave me invaluable skills and knowledge that I would use my entire ....

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Sep 9

What do an extrusion press, a DEC VAX and a Spitfire have in common?

They all feature in the early career of our colleague Paul Ingram.

Keep an eye out for the full story soon. It is a fascinating reminder that there are countless ways a career in technology can begin.

#HPC #ITCareers

Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 28

Wait… HPC does that?!

Roco’s back with a new blog exploring the surprising ways #HPC shapes our world, from Formula 1 to farming, perfect pints to dinosaur research. 🦖🍺

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Wait, HPC Does That?! - Red Oak Consulting

I mean, I always thought HPC (that’s High-Performance Computing, for those of you still confusing it with “Hot Potato Club”) was just for ...

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

4/ Climate change presents many business-critical risks.

Organisations build long-term value when finance and sustainability collaborate rather than compete

Read the full blog here 👉 www.redoakconsulting.co.uk/blog/sustain...

#NetZero #ESG

Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

3/ One more lever: educate leadership.

Senior execs often underestimate climate & biodiversity risk.

Training like Carbon Literacy (@‪@carbonliteracy.bsky.social‬) or Climate Fresk can unlock urgency and shift the conversation.

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

4. Get into the budget process
If sustainability isn’t in the room when budgets are set, funding won’t follow.

Carbon budgets can make the difference.

#GreenFinance

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

3. Translate the message
Sustainability leaders need fluency in business language: ROI, risk, value creation.

Speaking finance accelerates proposals.

#SustainableBusiness

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

2. Create regular touchpoints
Cross-functional meetings build trust and shared context.

We run these at Red Oak between Strategy and Sustainability leads to align direction.

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

1. Find common ground
Both teams rely on data - especially financial data. That’s a foundation to build on.

#ClimateFinance

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

2/ Here are 4 strategies that can help 👇

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

1/ At Red Oak, our Finance & Sustainability Director leads both functions.

That dual responsibility gives us a unique perspective into a challenge many organisations face:
Finance and sustainability often pull in different directions.

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 20

🧵 Finance and Sustainability Need to Work Together

One of the biggest barriers to sustainability progress in organisations is the gap with finance.

When these two functions don’t align, it puts long-term business resilience at risk.

#Sustainability #Finance #HPC

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Aug 11

Our Sales & Marketing Director, Vicki Lockhart, explains in Smarter HPC Decisions Start with Great People how expert guidance turns complex HPC choices into strategic advantages that drive progress.

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#Sales #Marketing #HPC #Leadership

Smarter HPC Decisions Start with Great People - Red Oak Consulting

Buying High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure is not like picking out a new laptop. It is a strategic decision, one that can shape...

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Jul 28

Getting an #HPC PoC to work is just the beginning.

Too many projects stall at the pilot stage. This guide from Red Oak’s Dairsie Latimer shows how to go from pilot to production - with clarity, scale and purpose.

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Key Steps to a Successful Cloud HPC Pilot and Production Deployment - Red Oak Consulting

We’ll walk through the essential stages, questions, and best practices for running a production-grade Cloud HPC Pilot ....

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Jul 14

Bridging finance and sustainability within an organisation isn’t easy, different teams, languages, and goals. But when connected, it shifts the focus from cost to value and short-term limits to long-term impact.

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#Sustainability #NetZero

Sustainability vs. Finance? It’s Time to End the Tug of War - Red Oak Consulting

When I speak to people in sustainability roles, I often hear about the battles they face with finance teams. The conversations rarely go...

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Jul 8

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Jul 8

As part of Net Zero Week we're proud to share that 15 of our team members are now certified Carbon Literate, following training delivered by our Director of Sustainability and Finance.

Well done to everyone who took part! 👏

#CarbonLiteracy #NetZeroWeek #NetZero

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Jul 2

Our expert voices bring extensive experience from diverse projects, organisations, and industries across HPC, AI, and cloud. We regularly publish practical knowledge, technical guides, and industry insights you won’t find anywhere else.

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Red Oak Consulting @redoakconsulting.co.uk · Jun 30

It’s important to remember that many users might not have considered when #HPC could be detrimental to their calculations.

A short story from Principal Consultant, Manveer Munde, highlights the importance of early user education as the foundation for effective HPC use.

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