SCC has relocated and expanded the central tape library of the Tier-1 data center GridKa to a new site. The system provides around 300 petabytes of storage capacity for CERN data and ranks among the largest installations in Europe.
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With the delivery of the first racks, the installation of the new supercomputer HoreKa 2 has begun. Starting in early 2026, it will provide researchers with additional computing capacity and set new standards in efficiency and energy consumption.
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The KI-Toolbox is based on Open WebUI and offers KIT employees convenient, web-based access to intuitive use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
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The biblical text of the Gospel of John and its extensive medieval commentary literature are the focus of a new cooperation between SCC and the University of Regensburg.
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Successfull first of its kind Helmholtz Codes! workshop. Over 50 software authors, including members of SCC, met in Berlin to discuss research software in the Helmholtz Association.
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Kick-off for EOSC Federation in Brussels: At the symposium with 500 participants, the Memorandum of Understanding of the first 13 EOSC nodes was signed – with SCC contributions to EU, EUDAT and Germany nodes.
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SCC stands for globally visible research, development and innovation in the fields of high-performance computing, the handling of large-scale data sets and secure IT federations.
SCC is involved in various research projects. The cooperation partners include universities and research institutions as well as companies, both national and international.
Project Overview
The focus is on high-performance computing & data-intensive computing, simulation labs, grid and cloud computing and large scale data management & analysis.
Overview
Operation of large-scale facilities for scientific high-performance computing and data-intensive science within the framework of secure IT federations.
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