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German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) facilitates world-changing research
Overview
German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) facilitates world-changing researchIBM |
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms | |
Education | |
Product Research & Development | |
Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services | |
Operational Impact
DKRZ benefits from close collaboration with IBM support and development teams. Being actively involved in the product development process allows DKRZ to provide input for new features and tailor the product to the specific requirements of the research community. | |
DKRZ and IBM are currently evaluating a new functionality to connect High Performance Storage System to cloud environments, enabling integration with OpenStack Swift Object Storage Server technology. | |
With the new storage and archive system, the organization can easily accommodate rapidly growing volumes of simulation data. | |
Quantitative Benefit
10x larger disk cache speeds up access to relevant data | |
500+ PB capacity to support ever more complex climate change simulations | |
Rapid unified access to experiment data boosts research efficiency | |