First Annual Exascale Day Celebrates Discoveries On The Fastest Supercomputers In The World
October 03 2019 - 11:24AM
Cray, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, in partnership with the
US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Exascale Computing
Project (ECP), and the DOE laboratories that will
house the nation’s
first three exascale supercomputers: Argonne
(ANL), Oak Ridge (ORNL) and Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) have
established National Exascale Day as a registered holiday to be
celebrated annually on October 18 (1018, of course!).
What: Exascale is defined as a quintillion
computations per second and Exascale Day celebrates the scientists
and researchers who make breakthrough discoveries with
the help of some of the fastest supercomputers in the
world. Exascale Day celebrates those who
keep asking what if, why not, and what’s
next -- with the advanced technology
to attain the answers.
The Exascale Era™ will have a profound impact on nearly every
aspect of our daily lives – from healthcare and manufacturing, to
understanding new energy sources and the origins of the
universe.
What does a quintillion calculations per second look like?
- It would take 40,000 years for one quintillion gallons of
water to spill over Niagara Falls.
- The Milky Way galaxy is one quintillion kilometers wide.
- If all 7.7 billion people on earth each did
one calculation per second, it would take over 4 years to
complete a quintillion calculations. An exascale
computer can do it in one second.
- Exascale supercomputers will be roughly a million times
more powerful than the average laptop we use every day.
When: Friday, October 18, 2019
Where: The founding organizations of Exascale
Day – ECP, Cray, ANL, ORNL and LLNL – will host a panel
discussion via an online webcast on Friday, October
18 at 11:00 am EDT about how the advanced technology of
the Exascale Era will change the face
of computational science and the advances it
will foster. Panelists will include tech luminaries from
each organization and will be moderated by Hyperion Research.
Anyone interested in participating can register here:
https://www.cray.com/resources/exascale-day-panel-discussion
In addition, the listed organizations and their extended
networks of partners, suppliers and other parties will participate
via online and social channels throughout the week of October
14.
Participating on social media: Join the
Exascale Day celebrations by using #ExascaleDay on social media
channels and participating in social media quizzes that highlight
scientific discovery and the scientists and research behind it, and
illustrate how exascale computing will impact the world.
About Cray Inc.Cray, a Hewlett Packard
Enterprise company, combines computation and creativity so
visionaries can keep asking questions that challenge the limits of
possibility. Drawing on more than 45 years of experience, Cray
develops the world’s most advanced supercomputers, pushing the
boundaries of performance, efficiency and scalability. Cray
continues to innovate today at the convergence of data and
discovery, offering a comprehensive portfolio of supercomputers,
high-performance storage, data analytics and artificial
intelligence solutions. Go to www.cray.com for more
information.
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