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The Architecture of Power: How HPC Works
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The Architecture of Power: How HPC Works
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The Architecture of Power: How HPC Works

The Architecture of Power: How HPC Works

An HPC cluster is built on three interconnected pillars:

  1. Compute: A cluster of servers (nodes) that work in parallel to execute portions of a larger task. Nexqloud provides access to the latest high-performance CPUs and GPUs, optimized for a wide range of computational workloads.‍
  2. Network: A high-speed, low-latency interconnect fabric that allows nodes to communicate and share data rapidly. This is critical for ensuring that nodes are not waiting for data and can work together efficiently. Nexqloud's infrastructure is designed with this high-throughput networking as a core component.‍
  3. Storage: A parallel file system that can provide the immense I/O bandwidth needed to feed data to the compute nodes and capture results simultaneously. Without fast storage, the entire system becomes bottlenecked.