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IMAGE: The Frontera expansion added nearly 400 Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 server nodes, housed in 11 racks. view more
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Frontera the 9th fastest supercomputer in the world, deployed at The University of Texas at Austin s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) has expanded thanks to a supplemental award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which funded the system, and a substantial contribution from Dell Technologies and Intel.
The expansion will contribute to TACC s urgent computing capabilities, accelerating life sciences research during the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting rapid responses to emergencies like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and other large-scale disasters.