Maintenance follow-up: major storage & compute platform upgrades
On June 14 and 17 – 20, RIS performed maintenance on our Data Storage and Scientific Compute platforms. Updates: 400+ servers updated with the following For more information, please read the May RIS HPC Newsletter.
Research @ WashU with the Chen Lab
By the Numbers: RIS resources at work Mission: Developing innovative, focused ultrasound technology for applications evolving the brain. This makes ultrasounds more affordable, portable, and noninvasive, allowing for the interface with the brain without any surgery. Objective: To transform the process of neurosurgery and introduce the concept of using ultrasound technology in neuroscience to study how […]
Your future in high-performance computing
After nine months of gathering requirements and executing RFPs, Dell Technologies was selected as the new Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE) vendor. With additional hardware and software components from Nvidia and Vast, this expansion will upgrade, update, and expand the high-performance compute platform RIS maintains. By the numbers:
Welcome to Storage2
This August, the new Qumulo storage solution will be released for general use as part of the RIS Data Storage Platform. Why it matters: Now known as Storage2, it provides twice the performance, reduces operational complexities, and includes offsite backups and disaster recovery capabilities. New allocations and condos will be available. The transition from Storage1 will vary depending on the research group.
Expanding the power for research
We are excited to announce the expansion of our computing capabilities to meet the increasing demand for research resources at WashU. This April, we added 40 A100 GPUs and 1,000 CPU cores to our existing cluster. Why it matters: Researchers at WashU will have access to more GPUs and CPUs on the Scientific Compute Platform to accommodate more […]