Dell-powered Hyperion Cluster Aims for Petascale Capability

By Peter Varhol

The next era of supercomputing will be marked by increasing standardization and democratization of high-performance computing (HPC) technologies,  accelerating the pace at which we are able to address the world’s most serious issues.

  Dell (Austin,  TX), Intel (Santa Clara,  CA), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL; Livermore, CA) announced the availability of LLNL’s Hyperion hyperscale computing environment. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Advanced Simulation and Computing Program at LLNL expects Hyperion, created with a consortium of eight additional HPC industry leaders, to speed the development and reduce the cost of powerful HPC clusters vital to U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration missions, from national and homeland security to energy, climate change, and other global challenges. Hyperion is also expected to enhance U.S. competitiveness in HPC.

  Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.