Motivation - Current
situation of HPC
nHigh Performance Computing (HPC)
systems are crucial resources for research and
development
nUsers want to focus on their science
rather than becoming HPC specialists
nOperation of HPC systems requires
specialised centres
nEuropean HPC centres offer a variety
of HPC architectures from different vendors with frequent
innovation
nEuropean HPC centres and users are
connected by
high-bandwidth networks
high-bandwidth networks