Clemson Selects Dell High-Performance Computing Cluster to Power
Wide-Ranging Research
Supercomputer Provides “Cyberinfrastructure
for the Future”
ROUND ROCK, Texas (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 3, 2008 --
Clemson University is using a
next-generation high-performance
computing cluster (HPCC) from Dell
to enable a wide range of academic research, from how family migration
patterns impact schools and children’s
development to the design of wireless communication networks.
The supercomputer, known as the Palmetto Cluster, is housed at Clemson’s
Information Technology Center and comprises 512 Dell™
PowerEdge™ 1950 servers with Intel®
Quad-Core processors. Dell has worked with researchers at the university
to build the cluster, currently benchmarked at 31 teraflops (TF), which
means it can perform more than 31 trillion operations in one second, and
is expected to grow to a goal of 100 TF.
“The Palmetto Cluster is a shared computing
infrastructure offering enhanced computational research capabilities
that will benefit our entire research community,”
said Jim Bottum, Clemson’s vice provost and
chief information officer. “A system of this
class from Dell, combined with quality research faculty, highly-trained
support staff and world-class operations, is providing Clemson with a
cyberinfrastructure for the future.”
The research enabled by the Palmetto Cluster already covers a wide range
of disciplines, from cross-layer protocol design of wireless
communication networks to simulations in molecular dynamics and
developmental studies with children.
“Clemson University has made a commitment to
providing its researchers the technology infrastructure they need to
reach new academic frontiers,” said John
Mullen, Dell vice president of higher education. “Dell
clusters deliver the simplicity
and value of industry-standard computing while still providing
exceptional performance in a highly demanding environment.”
To learn more about Dell’s work with HPCC
customers, go to www.dell.com/hpcc.
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