Palmetto Cluster Catapults Clemson to Worldwide Ranking

Last updated on June 18, 2008 10:42 PM

Clemson University has made its first appearance on the list of the top 500 supercomputing sites in the world, debuting at number 62.

The 31st edition of the TOP500 list was released at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany. Since 1993, the list has been produced twice a year and is the most extensive survey of trends and changes in the global supercomputing arena.

"Clemson is on the move in a big way", commented Jim Bottum, Clemson's vice provost and chief information officer. "In a very short period of time, we have moved from outside the top 500 computing sites in the world to solidly within the top 75. That is tremendous progress toward Clemson's goal of becoming a Top 20 public university; but even more important is how this enables and empowers our faculty, students and staff to conduct competitive, engaging and collaborative work in a global environment." Read more.

The Austin American-Statesman mentions Clemson's Palmetto Cluster....

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

In an article about Texas Advanced Computing Center's (TACC) placement on the Top 500 list, the Statesman also singles out Clemson's Palmetto Cluster and its placement on the list. For the full article see UT's Ranger places fourth on list of world's most powerful supercomputers.

Clemson Makes Important Move in High Performance Computing World

Last updated on June 12, 2008 10:29 AM

CLEMSON, SC - Clemson University is using a next-generation high-performance computing cluster from Dell to enable a wide range of academic research, including conducting analysis on how families relocating across the country impacts schools and ultimately children's development. It is just one example of the research being done with the new system known as the Palmetto Cluster. Read more.