Supercomputing (HPC)
DeiC coordinates the use of the national supercomputers available to Danish researchers. The supercomputers are operated and developed by the universities, which make computing time available to researchers regardless of institutional affiliation.
The abbreviation "HPC" stands for "High Performance Computing" and refers to calculations performed on very fast computers, also known as supercomputers.
The hallmark of supercomputers is that they consist of a large number of very fast computers linked together in a fast network. In other words, it's not really one big computer, but many larger ones linked together.
EuroCC 2 - Danish competence centre for HPC
EuroCC 2 helps businesses, public authorities and academia gain access to High Performance Computers (HPC) in Denmark and across Europe.
DeiC and the universities of Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen and DTU collaborate to disseminate knowledge about the Danish (and European) HPC infrastructure and services and to clarify and develop competencies in the areas of HPC, AI and HPDA.
In this video you can hear a user tell about the collaboration with EuroCC 2. Read more about the project here.
The EPICURE project aims to provide European HPC users with advanced-level support and to ensure that they can move seamlessly between different facilities despite their varying system architectures.
The Cotainr software tool makes it easier for users to utilize supercomputer resources without having to deal with complex technical setups.
If you want to know more about HPC in DeiC, you are welcome to contact Head of the HPC department Eske Christiansen.