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HPC Advances with Perlmutter and Sierra Supercomputers (Linux-Powered!)

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Sean Michael Kerner
Nov 4, 2018

There is a lot of activity and investment in the U.S supercomputer space now. After years of falling behind China for supercomputer superiority the U.S is now storming back.

On Oct. 26, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) formally dedicated the Sierra system, which is now the world’s third fastest supercomputer.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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