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It’s World Backup Day and Roco has a simple rule: “If it matters, back it up.” This includes files, folders, and that one thing you named “final_v7_REAL”. #WorldBackupDay

Roco is READY 🍀 St Patrick’s Day AND NVIDIA GTC? Full green mode activated, maximum celebration energy, and our favourite little robot is absolutely buzzing for it. #HPC #StPatricksDay #NVIDIAGTC

What actually needs to be designed when moving HPC to the cloud? ☁️ In this blog we explore some of the practical process and design questions that come up when organisations start expanding their HPC footprint into the cloud. 👉 Read here: buff.ly/ksXOhZY

Happy International Women’s Day 👏 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026

📍Data Centre World London today. Roco brought a clipboard and has been very busy taking notes. On what, we’re not entirely sure, but there’s plenty to see! #DCW2026 #DataCentre #HPC #AI

We’re proud to share that Red Oak Consulting is now a Silver Carbon Literate Organisation, accredited by The Carbon Literacy Project, a UN-recognised leader in climate education. 🌍🥈

Countdown to #NVIDIAGTC begins ⌛ One month until GTC returns to San Jose. Our team will be there and looking forward to connecting in person. #AIInfrastructure

Roco doesn’t do chocolates and flowers, but he reniced your job ahead of everyone else’s... Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day! #ValentinesDay #HPC

The next constraint on large-scale compute won’t be silicon or power. It will be water. In our new blog, Khaled Mahjoubi, Senior HPC Managed Service Specialist, explains why data centre water use matters for sustainable HPC. 👉 buff.ly/jAdWwfZ

Post-event fuel done right. A great time in Belgium with the team, mezze in the middle of the table and Roco somehow very full for someone who “wasn’t that hungry”. #RocoWasHere

Great customer presentation from Brian Gyzels, Cloud Technology Lead at UCB today 🎙️ #HPC #Azure #Event

Owen Thomas from Red Oak Consulting talking through cloud cost and everything procurement this afternoon! #HPC #AI #Azure

We’re all set and ready for our Azure HPC & Batch Unleashed event today! Looking forward to a day of hands-on learning 🙌 #HPC #Azure

If you are planning to join us for our in-person technical lab, Azure HPC & Batch Unleashed, it is coming up soon, and places are limited. Please make sure you register in advance to secure your spot! 📆 03/02 📍 Zaventem, Belgium 🎟️ Register: buff.ly/Yx3YhaT #HPC

📢 Hands-on Azure HPC & Batch with Red Oak Consulting and Microsoft in Belgium. A technical, practical session on compute-intensive workloads, performance, and cost, with real-world experience and open discussion. 📆 3 Feb 2026 📍 Zaventem 🎟️ buff.ly/0dxYa3N

Roco has been thinking. Which usually means a blog is about to happen. Armed with holiday quiet time and an impressive amount of data, he’s pulled together his take on 2026. Read here 👇 buff.ly/xU8kwnx #HPC #AI

Guess who managed to sneak off to the Manchester Christmas Market? We caught one of those mythical five minute gaps in the rain and made a run for it. #CIUK #CIUK2025 #RocoWasHere

Roco’s CIUK kickoff: three darts, one small victory, and a very smug robot 🤖 #CIUK2025 #RocoWasHere

Make sure you come see us tomorrow!! 🎁🎄 Stand 34 Red Oak Consulting #CIUK #HPC

🎁 And yes… the chance to win our raffle. We’re giving away a Fortnum & Mason Christmas hamper and we can’t wait to see who walks away with it. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Manchester Central!

👋 This year we’re also bringing two first-time attendees Tez Gale, Lead Consultant, and Khaled Mahjoubi, Ph.D, Senior HPC Managed Services Specialist. They’re keen to dive into the programme and say hello to plenty of new faces (as well as a few familiar ones) !

#CIUK2025 officially kicks off tomorrow and we’re gearing up for a brilliant couple of days. If you’re heading to Computing Insight UK, come and see us at Stand 34. We’re proud to be Gold Sponsors this year 🏅