vForge vForge is a batch computing cluster built on NCSA’s Radiant cloud computing environment and Taiga center-wide storage system. Designed as a starting point for NCSA’s industry partners, vForge provides both traditional compute nodes and GPU nodes as well as a rich set of supported applications that span disciplines such as engineering, life sciences, data analytics, and machine learning.
HOLL-I HOLL-I is a new service that offers partners access to an extreme scale machine learning capability. Leveraging the power of a Cerebras CS-2 Wafer Scale Engine. HOLL-I is capable of performing large machine-learning tasks in short order. HOLL-I’s unique architecture offers model training roughly equivalent to 10 NVidia DGX systems.
Nightingale Nightingale is a high-performance compute cluster for sensitive data. NCSA experts manage the complex requirements surrounding this data, taking the burden off users so they can focus on their applications. The system is compliant with HIPAA privacy and security rules for using Protected Health Information. Nightingale is not limited to the health domain and accommodates projects that require this amount of security or less.
Announcements Upcoming Seminar by NCSA Founder Larry Smarr Join NCSA for a special seminar with founding director Larry Smarr. May 2, 2024
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2024 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Carle Illinois College of Medicine student Nellie Haug wins $10,000 award for rapid cervical cancer screening test. May 1, 2024
Announcements Illinois Computes Adds GPUs to Radiant The additional hardware strengthens the cloud-like system, offering greater capabilities to ICRN and University of Illinois researchers. April 29, 2024
Thought Leadership NCSA Director Bill Gropp on What’s Next for Illinois Computes The Download: A Thought Leadership Series. April 22, 2024