{"id":61066,"date":"2021-02-10T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=61066"},"modified":"2021-02-10T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:14:29","slug":"lenovo-to-power-surf-dutch-national-supercomputer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/61066-lenovo-to-power-surf-dutch-national-supercomputer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo to Power SURF<\/span> Dutch National Supercomputer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AMSTERDAM<\/span>, Feb. 8, 2021 \u2014 Leno\u00advo Data Cen\u00adter Group (DCG<\/span>) announ\u00adced it will deli\u00adver high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adter (HPC<\/span>) infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for SURF<\/span><\/a>, the ICT<\/span> coope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve for edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and rese\u00adarch in the Net\u00adher\u00adlands. The \u20ac20 mil\u00adli\u00adon pro\u00adject, which beg\u00adins in ear\u00adly 2021, will result in the crea\u00adti\u00adon of the lar\u00adgest and most powerful super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter in the country.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Sup\u00adport\u00ading sci\u00aden\u00adtists from over 100 edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and rese\u00adarch insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons throug\u00adhout the Net\u00adher\u00adlands, the super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter will power high\u00adly com\u00adplex cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons in life-enhan\u00adcing work across all fields of sci\u00adence inclu\u00adding meteo\u00adro\u00adlo\u00adgy, astro\u00adphy\u00adsics, medi\u00adcal and social sci\u00aden\u00adces, and mate\u00adri\u00adals and earth sci\u00aden\u00adces, such as cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge research.<\/p>\n

Explai\u00adning the signi\u00adfi\u00adcan\u00adce of this col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, and the bene\u00adfits to be pas\u00adsed on to rese\u00adarch pro\u00adjects, Wal\u00adter Lioen, Rese\u00adarch Ser\u00advices Mana\u00adger at SURF<\/span>, said: \u201cThe need of rese\u00adar\u00adchers for com\u00adpu\u00adting power, data sto\u00adrage and pro\u00adces\u00adsing is gro\u00adwing expo\u00adnen\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly. In the design of the new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter, the usa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty for sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch was para\u00admount. SURF<\/span> has cho\u00adsen Leno\u00advo becau\u00adse of its qua\u00adli\u00adty, per\u00adfor\u00admance and future fle\u00adxi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, as well as its con\u00adside\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons for sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Powe\u00adring inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon along\u00adside key partners <\/b><\/p>\n

Leno\u00advo sta\u00adte-of-the-art HPC<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy will include Leno\u00advo Think\u00adSys\u00adtem ser\u00advers<\/a>, powered by 2nd Gen AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors and Think\u00adSys\u00adtem ser\u00advers powered by future gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors, and all being coo\u00adled by Leno\u00advo Nep\u00adtu\u00adne water coo\u00adling tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy<\/a>. 12,4 Pebi\u00adby\u00adte (PiB) of Leno\u00advo Dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adted Sto\u00adrage Solu\u00adti\u00adon (DSS<\/span>\u2011G)<\/a> and ser\u00advers with NVIDIA<\/span> HGX<\/span> A100<\/span> 4\u2011GPU<\/span> will also assist with the arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal intel\u00adli\u00adgence and machi\u00adne lear\u00adning abili\u00adties requi\u00adred for SURF<\/span>\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve rese\u00adarch. NVIDIA<\/span> Mel\u00adlan\u00adox HDR<\/span> 200Gb\/s Infi\u00adni\u00adBand, with smart in-net\u00adwork com\u00adpu\u00adting acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon engi\u00adnes, pro\u00advi\u00adde the extre\u00adme\u00adly low laten\u00adcy, high data through\u00adput net\u00adwor\u00adking. Run\u00adning at ten-times the capa\u00adci\u00adty of the pre\u00advious sys\u00adtem and achie\u00adving an over\u00adall peak per\u00adfor\u00admance of almost 13 PFLOPs, Lenovo\u2019s smar\u00adter infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre will deli\u00adver a powerful, high\u00adly effi\u00adci\u00adent and sus\u00adtainable tool for sci\u00aden\u00adtists and rese\u00adar\u00adchers in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span> is proud to be working with lea\u00adding glo\u00adbal insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons to pro\u00advi\u00adde access to advan\u00adced tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties that are cri\u00adti\u00adcal for sup\u00adport\u00ading modern HPC<\/span> workloads and rese\u00adarch that addres\u00adses some of the world\u2019s grea\u00adtest chal\u00adlenges,\u201d said Roger Ben\u00adson, seni\u00ador direc\u00adtor, Com\u00admer\u00adcial EMEA<\/span> at AMD<\/span>. \u201cWe are thril\u00adled to be col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adting with Leno\u00advo Data Cen\u00adter Group on such an inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve HPC<\/span> pro\u00adject, brin\u00adging the per\u00adfor\u00admance of AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors to sci\u00aden\u00adtists and rese\u00adarch insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons in The Net\u00adher\u00adlands, allo\u00adwing them to excel in their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy through water-coo\u00adling technology<\/b><\/p>\n

While opti\u00admal per\u00adfor\u00admance is a neces\u00adsi\u00adty for the SURF<\/span> Dutch Natio\u00adnal Super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter, it is also vital\u00adly important to ensu\u00adre the sys\u00adtem is ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00adent. Lenovo\u2019s water-coo\u00adling tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy will remo\u00adve appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 90% of the heat from the sys\u00adtem, redu\u00adcing over\u00adall ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon, signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly incre\u00adasing over\u00adall effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy and ulti\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly allo\u00adwing the pro\u00adces\u00adsors to per\u00adform at their peak.<\/p>\n

Tina Borgbjerg, Gene\u00adral Mana\u00adger for Bene\u00adlux and Nor\u00addics, Leno\u00advo DCG<\/span>, says, \u201cWe\u2019re so plea\u00adsed to con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte to a pro\u00adject that will not only enrich sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch in the Net\u00adher\u00adlands but deli\u00adver a smar\u00adter and more ener\u00adgy-effi\u00adci\u00adent sys\u00adtem, thanks to our incre\u00addi\u00adble water-coo\u00adling tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. The sheer power that will be deli\u00adver\u00aded by this natio\u00adnal super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter show\u00adca\u00adses our strength in HPC<\/span>, and the sca\u00adle of this deal fur\u00adther demons\u00adtra\u00adtes our com\u00admit\u00adment to the Bene\u00adlux regi\u00adon and the Netherlands.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Our A100<\/span> Ten\u00adsor Core GPUs fea\u00adtured in SURF<\/span> are based on NVIDIA<\/span> Ampere archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre, an engi\u00adnee\u00adring mile\u00adstone that boosts per\u00adfor\u00admance for Arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal Intel\u00adli\u00adgence (AI<\/span>) trai\u00adning and infe\u00adrence, as well as easi\u00adly mee\u00adting the access and power demands of the modern AI<\/span> and HPC<\/span> workloads,\u201d said Ian Buck, Gene\u00adral Mana\u00adger and Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent of Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted Com\u00adpu\u00adting at NVIDIA<\/span>. \u201cIncor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adting the world\u2019s most advan\u00adced AI<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, all con\u00adnec\u00adted by high-band\u00adwidth, low-laten\u00adcy NVIDIA<\/span> Mel\u00adlan\u00adox HDR<\/span> Infi\u00adni\u00adBand net\u00adwor\u00adking, into the SURF<\/span> super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter gives rese\u00adar\u00adchers what they need to quick\u00adly and effec\u00adtively take on the workloads of the exas\u00adca\u00adle AI<\/span> era.\u201d<\/p>\n

The moder\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon of the infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre will begin in Febru\u00adary 2021 and pha\u00adse 1 of the new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter is expec\u00adted to be ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal by mid-2021.<\/p>\n

About Leno\u00advo <\/b><\/p>\n

Leno\u00advo (HKSE<\/span>: 992) (ADR<\/span>: LNVGY<\/span>) is a US<\/span>$50 bil\u00adli\u00adon For\u00adtu\u00adne Glo\u00adbal 500 com\u00adpa\u00adny, with 63,000 employees and ope\u00adra\u00adting in 180 mar\u00adkets around the world.  Focu\u00adsed on a bold visi\u00adon to deli\u00adver smar\u00adter tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy for all, we are deve\u00adlo\u00adping world-chan\u00adging tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies that crea\u00adte a more inclu\u00adsi\u00adve, trust\u00adwor\u00adt\u00adhy and sus\u00adtainable digi\u00adtal socie\u00adty. By desig\u00adning, engi\u00adnee\u00adring and buil\u00adding a com\u00adple\u00adte port\u00adfo\u00adlio of smart devices and infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre, we are also lea\u00adding an Intel\u00adli\u00adgent Trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon \u2013 to crea\u00adte bet\u00adter expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces and oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for mil\u00adli\u00adons of cus\u00adto\u00admers around the world. To find out more visit https:\/\/www.lenovo.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

About SURF<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

SURF<\/span> is the col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon for ICT<\/span> in Dutch edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and rese\u00adarch. Within the SURF<\/span> coope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve, uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties, uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties of appli\u00aded sci\u00aden\u00adces, voca\u00adtio\u00adnal schools, rese\u00adarch insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons and uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty medi\u00adcal cen\u00adters work tog\u00ade\u00adther on ICT<\/span> faci\u00adli\u00adties and ICT<\/span> inno\u00adva\u00adtions. This pro\u00advi\u00addes stu\u00addents, lec\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders, rese\u00adar\u00adchers and staff with the best ICT<\/span> faci\u00adli\u00adties for top rese\u00adarch and talent deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment under favorable con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit https:\/\/www.surf.nl\/en.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMSTERDAM<\/span>, Feb. 8, 2021 \u2014 Leno\u00advo Data Cen\u00adter Group (DCG<\/span>) announ\u00adced it will deli\u00adver high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adter (HPC<\/span>) infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for SURF<\/span>, the ICT<\/span> coope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve for edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and rese\u00adarch in the Net\u00adher\u00adlands. The \u20ac20 mil\u00adli\u00adon pro\u00adject, which beg\u00adins in ear\u00adly 2021, will result in the crea\u00adti\u00adon of the lar\u00adgest and most powerful super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter in the country.<\/p>\n

Sup\u00adport\u00ading sci\u00aden\u00adtists from over 100 edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and rese\u00adarch insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons throug\u00adhout the Net\u00adher\u00adlands, the super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter will power high\u00adly com\u00adplex cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons in life-enhan\u00adcing work across all fields of sci\u00adence inclu\u00adding meteo\u00adro\u00adlo\u00adgy, astro\u00adphy\u00adsics, medi\u00adcal and social sci\u00aden\u00adces, and mate\u00adri\u00adals and earth sci\u00aden\u00adces, such as cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge research.<\/p>\n

Explai\u00adning the signi\u00adfi\u00adcan\u00adce of this col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, and the bene\u00adfits to be pas\u00adsed on to rese\u00adarch pro\u00adjects, Wal\u00adter Lioen, Rese\u00adarch Ser\u00advices Mana\u00adger at SURF<\/span>, said: \u201cThe need of rese\u00adar\u00adchers for com\u00adpu\u00adting power, data sto\u00adrage and pro\u00adces\u00adsing is gro\u00adwing expo\u00adnen\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly. In the design of the new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter, the usa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty for sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch was para\u00admount. SURF<\/span> has cho\u00adsen Leno\u00advo becau\u00adse of its qua\u00adli\u00adty, per\u00adfor\u00admance and future fle\u00adxi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, as well as its con\u00adside\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons for sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty.\u201d (\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":[2028,329,1598],"class_list":["post-61066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-amd-epyc-7002","tag-lenovo","tag-supercomputer","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61066","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=61066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61067,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61066\/revisions\/61067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}