We are excited to announce that Globus is now available for testing and use in conjunction with the Firebird HPC cluster. Globus “lets you efficiently, securely, and reliably transfer data directly between systems separated by an office wall or an … Continue reading Globus Now Available for Use with Firebird
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
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
Faculty, researchers, and students are using and generating increasing amounts of data. Determining where to store such data in a post-Google world can be challenging. And, storage space is not the only issue: data may have other requirements, such as … Continue reading Starting the Data Conversation: Data Intake Form
Do you ever wish that you had access to a more powerful computer than your personal system? Perhaps you need additional memory, processors, storage, or even a GPU to tackle a pesky research project. Or maybe you can’t reliably run … Continue reading Need a Personal Research Computer? Consider JetStream2!
You may not know the term “hyperscaler,” but you certainly know who they are: Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. These companies have stratospheric market caps and spend billions on AI and cloud computing annually. Their combined influence and spending … Continue reading Effects of Hyperscalers on Research Computing
