UK supercomputer investment includes "world's first decent-sized ARM-based HPC"

[Bernard Murphy]

UK supercomputer investment includes "world's first decent-sized ARM-based HPC"

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has allocated £20 million for six new tier 2 supercomputing centers spread across the United Kingdom. The facilities are aimed at supporting both academic and industrial users and will house medium-sized supercomputers for scientific research and engineering.
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One way in which these new centers will be different from that of the UK’s ARCHER service is in providing access to more novel HPC architectures. Currently, the ARCHER system is based on a Cray XC30 system, which is powered exclusively by Intel Xeon (“Ivy Bridge”) processors. The new centers will provide users access to large GPU-accelerated systems, as well as ARM-powered clusters.

UK Antes Up PS20 Million for Six New Supercomputer Centers | TOP500 Supercomputer Sites

 

[Daniel Payne]

When I attended the University of Minnesota back in the 1970's my engineering professors always mentioned their most famous student, some guy named Seymour Cray. It wasn't until I graduated and joined Intel that I found out that the Cray supercomputers were some of the fastest in the world, all designed by Seymour Cray.

All the best to the EPSRC in promoting HPC.