In recent years, interest has grown among academic institutions in exploring how HPC & Data expertise and solutions can be shared. Since many institutions work with similar workflows and operational needs, it is worthwhile to investigate whether these can be combined into a federated ecosystem.
For example, Institution A may offer HPC hardware solutions that could greatly benefit Institution B, while Institution C may provide HPC & Data training courses that Institution D cannot offer due to limited staff capacity.
After a good cup of coffee, the workshop began with an update from SURF on the HPC infrastructure teams and an overview of the SURF Innovation Zone. These presentations highlighted ongoing efforts to ensure that expertise and solutions remain future‑proof for all connected academic stakeholders.
The SURF updates were followed by a presentation on the vision and strategy for a federated HPC ecosystem, created by representatives from the Tier-2 centers in cooperation with SURF. The talk summarized the current vision and strategy, proposed future steps, and initiated a discussion. This once again emphasized the cooperative and voluntary nature of the federated ecosystem project: participating institutions contribute in ways that best support their own user bases while adding value to partnering institutions.
The morning concluded with talks focusing on user- and application-specific topics, including a presentation on the DCC perspective on digital infrastructure, a demonstration of the Energy Aware Runtime (EAR) dashboard for HPC, and a visionary talk on cross‑institutional access to resources and SRAM.
After lunch, a timeline was presented for the EuroCC project and a presentation was given on TDCC NES and the ECO-SCALE project , highlighting again the value of federating HPC expertise. This was followed by the current DCC/T2 investment plan and the first, more concrete, proof of concepts for establishing a federated (HPC) ecosystem.
The workshop day concluded with an update on the national AI factory and a summary of the day’s key findings and insights.
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