Posts Tagged ‘super computing’
University set to host £750m national supercomputer
The University of Edinburgh has been announced as the home for the UK’s next national supercomputer. The significant investment represents a huge endorsement of the University and its future as a world-leader in supercomputing and AI, recognising the strength and value of Edinburgh’s expertise. Major investment The UK Government has confirmed funding of up to…
Read MoreCerebras installs largest CS-3 cluster in Europe at University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh and Cerebras Systems have announced the installation and service start of a groundbreaking Cerebras CS-3 system cluster at the University. Operated by EPCC, the supercomputing centre at the University, and part of the Edinburgh International Data Facility, the cluster consists of four CS-3s using Cerebras’s latest 3rd generation of Wafer Scale…
Read MoreEvent review: FutureScot Cloud, Data & AI Conference
EPCC’s Donald Scobbie writes about this recent event in Glasgow, which included a keynote talk by EPCC Director Mark Parsons. Digital transformation This conference addressed some big topics: service delivery transformation, public sector data management, migration to cloud platform services, and use of AI and automation to support service delivery. The keynote speakers laid out…
Read MoreAI-training trial yields impressive results
The Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF), operated by EPCC, underpins the Data-Driven Innovation initiative. The Cerebras CS-2 supercomputer is at the heart of the AI services offered by EIDF, and its great potential to power innovation in business has been demonstrated in a recent trial. EPCC is currently working with Scottish-based consultancy smartR AI on…
Read MoreWaste supercomputer heat and old mines could warm homes
A first-of-its-kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm homes. The large amounts of energy needed to power the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (ACF) could be recycled to heat at…
Read MoreEdinburgh to lead new era of UK supercomputing
The UK’s first next-generation supercomputer – 50 times faster than any of the country’s existing machines – is to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh. The Exascale supercomputer will perform one billion billion calculations each second to provide high-performance computing capability for key research and industry projects across the UK. Exascale will help researchers…
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