On January 23 2008, Moscow state University and Hardware Vendor IBM signed an agreement to deploy its Supercomputer IBM BlueGene/P in Department of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics for research in nanotechnology and life sciences.
As Russia’s leading academic institution, we are very proud that Moscow State University should join the ranks of the world’s leading research organizations to tackle some of the most complex and computer intensive problems known to man-kind – from astrophysics, to molecular modeling
Said Viktor Sadovnichiy, Rector of Moscow State University.
This agreement with IBM heralds a new era of supercomputing in Russia
Prior of BlueGene/P, Russia already have some Supercomputers but this is a unique approach because BlueGene is totally a different generation of Supercomputers and unlike its other competitors, compute with less power and energy consumption than others.
They ordered two racks of the Blue Gene/P, each have a size of a fridge {not the Google fridge but the one you have in your house} powered by 8.192 processors .The combined computing power will be capable of executing 27.8 trillion operations per second (Teraflops) which is 2,600+ times faster than today’s fastest desktop PC.
Mr. Kirill Korniliev, Country General Manager, IBM East Europe & Asia Said:
IBM is working with top universities and government agencies around the world to deliver the next generation of supercomputers that combine different types of processors to increase compute power while reduce energy and space costs
He further said that:
Our agreement with Moscow State University demonstrates not only our commitment to Russia’s leading university, but to Russia’s national scientific agenda.
No Doubt that BlueGene series is leading the Supercomputers with its compact, low-cost and energy efficient design.
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