San Diego, CA — October 1, 2025 – Tabor Communications Inc. (TCI), publishers of HPCwire, BigDATAwire, AIwire, and QCwire, has promoted long-time BigDATAwire Managing Editor Alex Woodie to the position of TCI Editorial Director, where he will oversee editorial operations for all four units. Woodie will also assume the role of Managing Editor of flagship publication HPCwire.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to be the new editor of HPCwire, a legendary publication with a 37-year legacy covering the high-performance computing marketplace,” said Woodie. “I’ve enjoyed being editor of HPCwire’s sister publication, BigDATAwire (previously Datanami), for the past 12 years. I’ve made a lot of great connections over this time and learned a lot about big data management and advanced analytics. Now as the AI revolution continues rolling forward, I’m excited to bring that knowledge to bear on my HPC analysis and have a front-row seat to the events in the HPCwire editor’s chair.”

Contributing Editor Ali Azhar, who has been covering data analytics and related topics for several years, was promoted to Managing Editor of BigDATAwire, and Drew Jolly, who has been TCI’s Assistant Editor for the past four years, was promoted to Managing Editor of QCwire. The two join Jaime Hampton in her current role as Managing Editor of AIwire as the team supporting Woodie in his new role, as he oversees TCI’s overall editorial direction during a time of great industry change.

“It’s hard to overstate the impact that AI is having on HPC,” said Woodie. “Generative and agentic AI promise to revolutionize multiple fields, including science and engineering. I want to thank TCI President & CEO Tom Tabor for giving me the opportunity to lead HPCwire and be its caretaker during the current wave of AI disruption. It’s our goal to help scientists, engineers, and industry successfully navigate through these tumultuous changes.”

About Tabor Communications Inc.

Tabor Communications Inc. (TCI) is a media and services company dedicated to high-end, performance computing. As publisher of a complete advanced scale computing portfolio that includes HPCwire, BigDATAwire, AIwire, and HPCwire Japan, TCI is the market-leader in online journalism covering emerging technologies within the high-tech industry, and a services company providing events, audience insights, and other services for companies engaged in performance computing in enterprise, government, and research. More information can be found at www.taborcommunications.com.