University of Waterloo in Canada Opts for Mellanox IB Solutions

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. announced that the University of Waterloo selected Mellanox EDR 100G IB solutions to accelerate their new supercomputer.

The HPC will support a diverse range of academic and scientific research in mathematics, astronomy, science, the environment and more.

The University of Waterloo is a member of SHARCNET, a consortium of 18 universities and colleges operating a network of performing compute clusters in south western, central and northern Ontario, Canada.

“The growing demands for research and supporting more complex simulations led us to look for the most advanced, efficient, and scalable HPC platforms,” said John Morton, technical manager, SHARCNET. “We have selected the Mellanox IB solutions because their smart acceleration engines enable high performance, efficiency and robustness for our applications.“

“One of the unique challenges of academic computing lies in a university’s need to support a very broad range of applications and workflows,” said Gilad Shainer, VP marketing, Mellanox. “Mellanox smart IB solutions deliver the highest performance, scalability and efficiency for a variety of workloads, and also ensure backward and future compatibility, protecting the university’s investment.“

The University of Waterloo system is using EDR 100Gb/s solutions with offloading capabilities to maximize system utilization and efficiency. The system also includes Mellanox’s IB to Ethernet gateways to provide access to an existing Ethernet-based storage platform.

Located in Southern Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo’s supercomputer serves a diverse faculty, supporting both undergraduate and graduate research across a range of disciplines including applied health sciences, arts, engineering, environment, math, and science as well as leading edge research in astronomy.