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“There’s been brilliant collaboration between IT, procurement, and academic staff at Northumbria, who have worked closely with Lenovo and Logicalis to co-design the specification of the cluster so that it gives us everything we need to meet current demand, while ensuring it is capable of growing with us over the coming years to meet future requirements.”

Dr Simon Corbett

Chief Information Officer, Northumbria University

Driving research excellence

Northumbria teamed up with Lenovo and Logicalis to deliver a world-class high-performance computing (HPC) facility. Based on Lenovo ThinkSystem servers powered by AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series processors, the new Higgs cluster will support research that shapes knowledge and scientific practice around the world.

Customer Problem

Northumbria’s existing departmental HPC infrastructure had been pushed to the limit on world-leading research.

Lenovo Solution

Northumbria partnered with Logicalis to build a next-generation HPC system, named Higgs, based on Lenovo ThinkSystem server and storage technology.

Business Impact

The Higgs cluster marks a new chapter for Northumbria, giving researchers across the University access to cutting-edge HPC resources that will help to further advance their work.

“This is a major investment which will continue the sustained growth in our research capabilities at Northumbria. I’m really pleased we’re working with Lenovo and Logicalis to bring the latest HPC technology to our campuses.”

Professor Louise Bracken, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange), Northumbria University

Results

  • ·       First University-level HPC facility
  • ·       Huge boost in capacity and performance
  • ·       Significant investment in research excellence

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