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Huawei launches open-access SuperPoD architecture for all-scenario computing
Yang Chaobin, Huawei’ s Director of the Board and CEO of the ICT Business Group, explained:“ Huawei has developed the groundbreaking SuperPoD architecture based on our UnifiedBus interconnect protocol. This architecture deeply interconnects physical servers so that they can learn, think and reason like a single logical server. This has created a new paradigm for large-scale compute that is more efficient, reliable and scalable.
“ Using SuperPoD, we will be able to advance innovation under our Ascend umbrella and develop a full lineup of SuperPoD products.
Huawei has launched its new SuperPoD architecture, as well as multiple related products including cards, modules, servers and clusters.
“ These products will provide compute for large data centres, enterprise data centres and small-size workstations, and so, SuperPoD technology will benefit every industry. At the same time, we are committed to our open-hardware and open-source-software approach that will help more partners develop their own industryscenario-based SuperPoD solutions. This will accelerate developer innovation and foster a thriving ecosystem.”
The company aims to collaborate with more industry players to create a solid computing backbone for all scenarios using this new architecture.
Huawei’ s new SuperPoD architecture is based on its UnifiedBus protocol, which delivers a number of notable new features, including strong resource pooling, scaling and long-term stability.
Spectra Logic selected by TACC to power exabyte-scale data archive for Horizon supercomputer
Spectra Logic has been selected as the tape library provider for a major new archive deployment at the Texas Advanced Computing Center( TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin.
Spectra TFinity Plus tape libraries will form the long-term storage backbone of TACC’ s 2025 Ranch storage system, an exabyte-scale archive built to support Horizon, the upcoming NSF Leadership- Class Computing Facility system and the world’ s largest academic supercomputer dedicated to open scientific research.
In collaboration with Dell Technologies and Versity, Spectra Logic will help protect, preserve and manage the massive volume of data generated by Horizon’ s advanced AI and simulation capabilities. The new Ranch archive represents one of Dell’ s highest-capacity deployments to date and underscores Spectra’ s continued leadership in supporting data preservation for high-performance computing and AI-intensive environments.
Associate Vice President for Research at The University of Texas at Austin and Executive Director of TACC.
“ The combined solution from Spectra Logic, Dell Technologies, and Versity delivers trusted technology with a proven record at the world’ s leading HPC centers.”
“ With Horizon delivering massive advances in simulation and AI performance, TACC needed an archival solution to match its vision,” said Nathan Thompson, CEO of Spectra Logic.
“ Our TFinity Plus library provides the density and resilience required for next-generation research.”
“ As we prepare to launch Horizon, what will be the most powerful academic supercomputer ever built for open science, we required a solution that could ensure the performance, reliability, and long-term integrity our research community depends on,” said Dan Stanzione,
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