The Systems-Facing track of the People Network will focus on aspects relevant to the execution of research computing and data systems.
Topics include:
- Architecture (hardware solutions, cloud integration, VMs, container integration, …)
- Storage systems (file systems, SAN, NAS, NVMe, Burstbuffer, …)
- Networking (data transfer solutions, Infiniband, campus-wide, …)
- Cluster management and configuration (scheduling, accounting and reporting, …)
- Accelerators (GPU, FPGA, …)
- Security (auditing, compliance, policies, procedures, …)
- User environment (Modules, CUDA, …)
We connect via monthly calls and an email list.
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Monthly Calls
Monthly calls are on the third Tuesday of the month, 1pm ET. Connection information and links to any materials are distributed via email.
Upcoming Calls
HIPAA-aligned data and Public Cloud Platforms: An ongoing journey through technical, cost, compliance, and information assurance challenges
January 16, 2020, 1p ET/12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
Previous Call Topics
- December 2019 – Cornell’s Data Finder Tool
- October 2019 – HTCondor’s Philosophy of High-Throughput Computing
- September 2019 – Providing a Unified Software Environment for Canada’s National Advanced Computing Centers
- August 2019 – Storage and Data Management for a Mid-Scale Research Data Set
- July 2019 – Racktables for graphical HPC cluster management
- June 2019 – Open Discussion
- May, 2019 – Globus Installation and Configuration
- April, 2019 — Charliecloud ~ Unprivileged Containers for User-Defined Software Stacks
- March, 2019 – Ceph as a campus storage solution (block and objects)
Track Coordinators
Brian Haymore, Sr IT Architect – HPC, Center for High Performance Computing, University of Utah
Troy Baer, Senior HPC Systems Engineer, Ohio Supercomputer Center
Alan Silver, IT Professional, UW-Madison