{"id":52186,"date":"2019-11-05T15:56:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=52186"},"modified":"2019-11-05T15:56:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T14:56:01","slug":"u-k-s-awe-selects-cray-shasta-to-support-security-and-defence-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/52186-u-k-s-awe-selects-cray-shasta-to-support-security-and-defence-research\/","title":{"rendered":"U.K.\u2018S AWE<\/span> SELECTS<\/span> CRAY<\/span> SHASTA<\/span> TO<\/span> SUPPORT<\/span> SECURITY<\/span> AND<\/span> DEFENCE<\/span> RESEARCH<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cray\u2019s Shas\u00adta Super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter for the Exas\u00adca\u00adle Era to Enable High-per\u00adfor\u00admance Com\u00adpu\u00adting Solu\u00adti\u00adons to Boost Next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon Sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic Mode\u00adling for U.K. Defence Organization<\/b><\/center>
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SEATTLE<\/span>, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE<\/span> NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 Glo\u00adbal super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter lea\u00adder Cray, a Hew\u00adlett Packard Enter\u00adpri\u00adse com\u00adpa\u00adny, today announ\u00adced that the United Kingdom\u2019s Ato\u00admic Wea\u00adpons Estab\u00adlish\u00adment (AWE<\/span>) has sel\u00adec\u00adted the Cray Shasta\u00e4 super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter to sup\u00adport secu\u00adri\u00adty and defence of the U.K. The Shas\u00adta sys\u00adtem, pur\u00adpo\u00adse-built for the exas\u00adca\u00adle era, was cho\u00adsen due to its abili\u00adty to run mixed workloads and appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons at the best total cost of owner\u00adship (TCO<\/span>) for a sys\u00adtem across five years.<\/p>\n

AWE<\/span>\u2019s super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter, named Vul\u00adcan, will fea\u00adture a sin\u00adgle Shas\u00adta super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter with expec\u00adted per\u00adfor\u00admance of more than 7 peta\u00adflops. Shas\u00adta will play an inte\u00adgral role in main\u00adtai\u00adning the U.K.\u2019s nuclear deter\u00adrent. \u201cHigh-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting is a cri\u00adti\u00adcal aspect of AWE<\/span>,\u201d said Andy Herd\u00adman, head of HPC<\/span> at AWE<\/span>. \u201cIt under\u00adpins the vast majo\u00adri\u00adty of our sci\u00adence-based pro\u00adgrams, and we\u2019re con\u00adti\u00adnu\u00adal\u00adly loo\u00adking for ways to enhan\u00adce and sup\u00adport this important work. This is why we cho\u00adse Shas\u00adta, for its uni\u00adque and powerful fea\u00adtures, as well as its abili\u00adty to pro\u00advi\u00adde opti\u00admal TCO<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.K. Minis\u00adtry of Defence is respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the pro\u00adgram and ste\u00adward\u00adship of AWE<\/span>, which is ope\u00adra\u00adted under con\u00adtract by AWE<\/span> Manage\u00adment Limi\u00adt\u00aded. The Estab\u00adlish\u00adment has been at the fore\u00adfront of U.K. nuclear deter\u00adrence for more than 60 years. Pre\u00addi\u00adca\u00adted on the Com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve Nuclear Test Ban Trea\u00adty which pro\u00adhi\u00adbits emis\u00adsi\u00adon of nuclear yield, AWE<\/span> must con\u00adti\u00adnu\u00adal\u00adly veri\u00adfy the safe\u00adty and relia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of nuclear war\u00adheads through sci\u00adence-based and com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adtio\u00adnal pro\u00adgramming. Shas\u00adta will fur\u00adther extend AWE<\/span>\u2019s sophisti\u00adca\u00adted sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are incre\u00addi\u00adbly proud to be cho\u00adsen by AWE<\/span> to sup\u00adport their important mis\u00adsi\u00adon,\u201d said Peter Unga\u00adro, pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span> at Cray. \u201cShas\u00adta will bring Exas\u00adca\u00adle Era tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies to bear on AWE<\/span>\u2019s chal\u00adlen\u00adging mode\u00adling and simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon data-inten\u00adsi\u00adve workload and enable the con\u00adver\u00adgence of AI<\/span> and ana\u00adly\u00adtics into this same workload, on a sin\u00adgle system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vulcan\u2019s Shas\u00adta archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre will include the Cray Slingshot\u2122 inter\u00adcon\u00adnect, AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> 7542 pro\u00adces\u00adsors and Cray Clus\u00adterS\u00adtor\u00ae Lust\u00adre sto\u00adrage. The high per\u00adfor\u00admance sto\u00adrage sys\u00adtem will offer near\u00adly 100 giga\u00adbytes per second of I\/O performance.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are plea\u00adsed to once again part\u00adner with Cray to deli\u00adver a powerful new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter that will sup\u00adport cri\u00adti\u00adcal rese\u00adarch efforts in the U.K.,\u201d said For\u00adrest Nor\u00adrod, seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, AMD<\/span> Dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter and Embedded Sys\u00adtems Group. \u201cOur 2nd Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span>\u2122 pro\u00adces\u00adsors pro\u00advi\u00adde unpre\u00adce\u00adden\u00adted per\u00adfor\u00admance while hel\u00adping to redu\u00adce TCO<\/span>, key ele\u00adments for dri\u00adving suc\u00adcess for AWE<\/span> in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Cray Inc.<\/strong>
\nCray, a Hew\u00adlett Packard Enter\u00adpri\u00adse com\u00adpa\u00adny, com\u00adbi\u00adnes com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon and crea\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty so visio\u00adna\u00adries can keep asking ques\u00adti\u00adons that chall\u00adenge the limits of pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. Dra\u00adwing on more than 45 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence, Cray deve\u00adlo\u00adps the world\u2019s most advan\u00adced super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters, pushing the boun\u00adda\u00adries of per\u00adfor\u00admance, effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy and sca\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. Cray con\u00adti\u00adnues to inno\u00adva\u00adte today at the con\u00adver\u00adgence of data and dis\u00adco\u00advery, offe\u00adring a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve port\u00adfo\u00adlio of super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters, high-per\u00adfor\u00admance sto\u00adrage, data ana\u00adly\u00adtics and arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal intel\u00adli\u00adgence solu\u00adti\u00adons. Go to www.cray.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

About AWE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

AWE<\/span> plays a cru\u00adcial role in natio\u00adnal defence by pro\u00advi\u00adding and main\u00adtai\u00adning war\u00adheads for Trident, the UK<\/span>\u2019s nuclear deterrent<\/p>\n

AWE<\/span> is con\u00adtrac\u00adted to the Minis\u00adtry of Defence (MOD<\/span>) through a Govern\u00adment-owned Con\u00adtrac\u00adtor Ope\u00adra\u00adted (GOCO<\/span>) arran\u00adge\u00adment. Whilst our sites and faci\u00adli\u00adties remain in govern\u00adment owner\u00adship, their manage\u00adment, day to day ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons, and the main\u00adten\u00adan\u00adce of the nuclear stock\u00adpi\u00adle is con\u00adtrac\u00adted to a pri\u00adva\u00adte com\u00adpa\u00adny AWE<\/span> Manage\u00adment Limi\u00adt\u00aded (AWE<\/span> ML<\/span>). AWE<\/span> ML<\/span> is a con\u00adsor\u00adti\u00adum com\u00adpri\u00adsing three equal part\u00adners: Ser\u00adco Group plc, the Lock\u00adheed Mar\u00adtin Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon and Jacobs Engi\u00adnee\u00adring Group. For fur\u00adther infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit: http:\/\/www.awe.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

CRAY<\/span> and Clus\u00adterS\u00adtor are regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of Cray Inc. in the United Sta\u00adtes and other count\u00adries, and Shas\u00adta and Slingshot are trade\u00admarks of Cray Inc. Other pro\u00adduct and ser\u00advice names men\u00adtio\u00adned her\u00adein are the trade\u00admarks of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cray\u2019s Shas\u00adta Super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter for the Exas\u00adca\u00adle Era to Enable High-per\u00ad\u00adfor\u00ad\u00admance Com\u00adpu\u00adting Solu\u00adti\u00adons to Boost Next-gene\u00adra\u00ad\u00adti\u00adon Sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic Mode\u00adling for U.K. Defence Orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon SEATTLE<\/span>, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE<\/span> NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 Glo\u00adbal super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter lea\u00adder Cray, a Hew\u00adlett Packard Enter\u00adpri\u00adse com\u00adpa\u00adny, today announ\u00adced that the United Kingdom\u2019s Ato\u00admic Wea\u00adpons Estab\u00adlish\u00adment (AWE<\/span>) has sel\u00adec\u00adted the Cray Shasta\u00e4 super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter to sup\u00adport secu\u00adri\u00adty and defence (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[966,1483,1598],"class_list":["post-52186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-amd","tag-cray","tag-supercomputer","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52187,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52186\/revisions\/52187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}