This study benchmarks the findings from Reveal against a group of "desktop-only" and entry level HPC users within a focused industrial sector. It confirms that even with customer requirements and/or a competitive threat, desktop-only firms still need assistance in overcoming the cost, talent and software barriers impeding high performance computing (HPC) adoption. The important role of partnerships—with university and national laboratory HPC centers and with vendor/service organizations—is reiterated.
