“The support we’ve received from Lenovo throughout this process has been phenomenal. Everyone has been very friendly and keen to assist—from top management to our local engineers. And when we’ve asked for extra resources or assistance, Lenovo has always been ready to give us what we need to minimize disruption and keep research moving.”
At-a-Glance
- Customer: National Computational Infrastructure
- Industry: Technology
- Product Family: Servers
- Region: Australia and New Zealand
- Processor: Intel
- Topic: Big Data and Analytics,High Performance Computing,Sustainability
Bringing a big boost to Australia’s supercomputing power
The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) of Australia outfits Gadi, its ultra-fast new supercomputer, with Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, powered in part by 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Offering 7x more compute power than its predecessor, Gadi provides a world-class high-performance computing (HPC) platform for advancing some of the country’s most crucial research.
Customer Problem
Constantly rising demand for HPC resources had pushed NCI’s longstanding supercomputer to its limits, prompting the organization to invest in a new supercomputing cluster.
Lenovo Solution
Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, featuring 3rd and 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, form a vital part of NCI’s cutting-edge supercomputer, named Gadi.
Business Impact
Researchers can draw on 7x more computing power to accelerate vital research, keeping Australia at the forefront of scientific progress.
“The support we’ve received from Lenovo throughout this process has been phenomenal. Everyone has been very friendly and keen to assist.”
Allan Williams, Deputy Director (Innovative Compute Environments), National Computational Infrastructure
Results
- · >10 Petaflops peak performance
- · 7x uplift in compute power
- · 24th in 2019 TOP500 list
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