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The Norwegian e-infrastructure for research & education

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Betzy is the 56th most powerful system in the world

Betzy, the newest and most powerful supercomputer in Norway, is ranked as 56 on the TOP500 list, a global ranking of supercomputers in the world.

Betzy news update week 26

The piloting test phase has now started on Betzy. More than 80 reseachers are currently exploring the brand new supercomputer, named after the mathematician Elizabeth Stephansen.

Call for e-infrastructure resources 2020.2

Don't forget to apply:
The deadline for applying for allocations for period 2020.2 is 24 August 2020.

Enabling code for HPC through Advanced User Support

With Advanced User Support from Sigma2 an optimization of the R package PMetrics now allows for larger and more complex pharmacokinetic models to be run on the HPC infrastructure.

Stallo and Vilje to be decommissioned

The two clusters have been serving many researchers since 2008 and 2012, respectively. It is now time to let Stallo and Vilje get a well-deserved rest.

Apply for access to the eX3 infrastructure

Experimental research on HPC technologies:
The eX3 infrastructure welcomes researchers interested in heterogeneous computing. (Photo: Henrique Kugler)

Sigma2 awarded funding from the Research Council

Through the National Financing Initiative for Research Infrastructure at the Research Council, Sigma2 has been granted funding of 337,6 MNOK in total.

Sigma2 enforces password renewal

Since the launching of the new password policy in April, more than 1100 users have taken the opportunity to get only one password across all the Sigma2 e-infrastructure facilites.

Summer wishes from Sigma2

As vacation time draws closer and we are all heading into a special kind of summer this year due to COVID-19, Sigma2 would like to wish you all the very best for the summer holiday.