Brochard, Luigi2018-01-052018-01-0520062006https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/9938High Performance Computing (HPC) was born in the mid 70’s with the emergence of vector supercomputers. It has then evolved according to technology and business enlarging progressively its scope of application. In this paper, we describe the fundamental concepts at the core of HPC, their evolution, the way they are used today in real applications, how these applications are evolving and how application and technology are transforming business.Text/Journal Article1432-122X