Firebird, Swarthmore’s HPC cluster, saw unprecedented use over the summer, largely in support of faculty research and the Summer Scholars Program. The cluster accelerated research in many disciplines, including Physics & Astronomy, Economics, Engineering, Biology, Mathematics, and more. As the … Continue reading Firebird: Summer Successes and Fall Plans
We all know what FOMO is, but have you heard of FOCL: Fear of the Command Line? OK, maybe I made that up, but many who might want to take advantage of high-performance computing resources, such as Firebird, are deterred … Continue reading Open OnDemand: A Web Gateway to Firebird
A perennial question of the last several years is: “When will quantum computing be ready for prime time?” Honestly, many IT professionals in mid-career or later hope that the answer is “not soon,” especially since the technology isn’t the easiest … Continue reading Quantum Computing: Coming Later to a Data Center Near You?
ITS will be offering HPC 101 on Monday, September 30, 2024, and it is open to anyone from the Swarthmore community. The purpose of this event is to introduce attendees to high-performance computing (HPC), with a focus on the general … Continue reading Upcoming HPC 101 Event
For more than a year, Swarthmore and Lafayette College have been working on an ambitious plan to merge our respective high-performance computing (HPC) environments. After much hard work on the part of extensive teams at both institutions, we are pleased … Continue reading Firebird Rising
For the last few years, generative AI has been all the proverbial rage and is forecast to grow by 10x in the next few years. One dark side to AI is that it is fundamentally antithetical to sustainability: ever-growing training … Continue reading Generative AI with a Side of Nuclear Fusion, Please!
