Penguin Computing Expands Contributions to AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund
October 06 2020 - 8:00AM
Penguin Computing, a subsidiary of SMART Global Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SGH) and leader in high-performance computing (HPC),
artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise data center solutions,
today announced the expansion of its collaboration with technology
partners AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and DataBank, to deliver HPC
capabilities to accelerate medical research and contribute to a
greater understanding of the novel coronavirus.
In June, Penguin Computing was selected by AMD to architect,
build, deliver and support cloud resources and on-premises systems
for COVID-19 related research. Penguin Computing previously
welcomed researchers from New York University (NYU), Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University to the COVID-19
HPC Fund. Now, the first petaflop of cloud-based compute capacity
is online and available for researchers to access for
pandemic-related research in Penguin Computing’s data center.
The complete cloud deployment includes four petaflops of AMD GPU
resources along with the high-speed storage and low-latency
networks that COVID-19 research applications require. The user
experience on the cluster will be enhanced by Penguin Computing’s
comprehensive Scyld Software suite. These software tools provide
provisioning, administration, remote visualization, and cloud
orchestration that deliver an engagement that is highly-tuned for
HPC workloads. Penguin Computing’s POD resources are collocated in
specialized high-density data center facilities donated by
DataBank.
The AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund has also added 18 new institutions
that will receive AMD-powered, high-performance computing systems
delivered by Penguin Computing and through access to Penguin
Computing® On-Demand™ (POD) cloud-based resources. These clusters
are all powered by 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ and AMD Radeon™ Instinct
processors. Researchers from University of Texas, University of
Toronto, Stanford, UCLA, and 14 other institutions in the U.S. and
Europe are among those joining the Fund.
“Penguin Computing is honored by the opportunity to expand our
support and contributions to the COVID-19 research efforts through
this important collaboration with AMD and Databank. We are
committed to providing leading applications and technology
expertise in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence
and data analytics to both the on-premises and remote POD cloud
environments that will accelerate critical research initiatives,”
said Sid Mair, President, Penguin Computing.
“AMD is proud to be working with these leading research
institutions to apply high performance computing technology in the
fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Together, we will deepen
our understanding of current and future threats to global health,
and improve the world’s ability to respond,” said Scott Aylor,
corporate VP, AMD global manufacturing strategy and executive
sponsor of the AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund. “We thank our technology
partners for joining us in giving researchers access to this
tremendous compute capacity.”
“No one knows how to build and deploy an HPC platform like
Penguin Computing. We’re pleased to announce our continued
participation in this important alliance with Penguin Computing and
AMD to enable and accelerate scientific research on
COVID-19 and other diseases,” said Raul K. Martynek, CEO, DataBank.
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connected.
About Penguin ComputingFor 20 years, the
Penguin Computing team of artificial intelligence (AI),
engineering, and computer science experts has reimagined how
startups, Fortune 500, government, and academic organizations solve
complex technology challenges and achieve their organizational
goals. Penguin Computing is focused on open platforms, including
Open Compute Project (OCP) systems. We specialize in innovative
high-performance computing (HPC), cloud, AI, and storage
technologies coupled with leading-edge design, implementation,
hosting and managed services including sys-admin and
storage-as-a-service, all with highly rated customer support. More
information at www.penguincomputing.com.
Penguin Computing, Inc. is a subsidiary of SMART Global Holdings
Inc., (NASDAQ: SGH).
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