Lenovo, as part of the International Conference on Supercomputing Technologies (ISC2017), announced the completion of the work to create the world's largest supercomputer of a new generation based on Intel technologies and its delivery to the Barcelona Center for Supercomputer Technologies.

The supercomputer MareNostrum 4, whose performance is 11.1 Pflops, will be located in the "most beautiful data center" in the world - the chapel Torre Girona on the territory of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona. It will be used to perform a wide range of research tasks: from human genome research and works in the field of bioinformatics and biomechanics to the prediction of meteorological parameters and the study of the composition of the atmosphere. The new supercomputer system, which in time will grow and expand, ranked 13th in the last (published today) rating of the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world TOP500.

Kirk Skaugen, president of Lenovo's data center solutions division, said: "The rapid implementation of works such as the delivery, installation, and optimization of the MareNostrum 4 supercomputer system at the Barcelona Supercomputing Technology Center clearly demonstrates the potential of Lenovo and its Opportunities in implementing complex projects in the field of high-performance computing. Our company has been working on the server market based on x86 architecture for 25 years, we rank first in the rating on reliability and customer satisfaction in this segment. Our goal is to become the largest supplier of supercomputer solutions in the world, helping to solve the most serious problems facing humanity, thanks to the rapid development of advanced innovative technologies ".

The high performance of MareNostrum 4 is provided by the operation of 3,400 computing nodes of Lenovo servers of a new generation based on Intel Xeon processors of the Scalable family. The nodes are connected to a single system using a network cable with a total length of over 60 km, and for high-speed data transfer between computing nodes, Intel Omni-Path switching technology is used, providing a speed of up to 100 Gbit / s. MareNostrum 4 became the third high-performance computing system established by Lenovo for PRACE (Partnership for the Advancement of Advanced Computing Systems in Europe). Thus, the company has become the largest supplier of advanced HPC solutions for the leading research community and has strengthened its position as the fastest growing company in the supercomputer technology market in Europe.

Madhu Matta, vice president and general manager of high-performance computing and artificial intelligence technology at Lenovo, said: "The full range of work from design in the laboratory and production at the plant to on-site assembly, as part of the project to create a system Such a size and such power require an integrated approach and an incredibly high level of competencies. For this, it is necessary to have experience in providing an integrated and holistic approach to the implementation of a particular client's project, and this is not something that all companies can offer ".

The company Lenovo first entered the rating of the most productive supercomputers in the world (TOP500) in 2014, and from that moment it became the most dynamically developing supplier of supercomputer solutions in the world. At the moment the company takes the second place in the TOP500 ranking for the total number of supercomputers from Lenovo - 92 machines. In addition, Lenovo is the largest supplier of supercomputer solutions in China, the largest and dynamically developing regional market of supercomputer technologies in the world: the company has put on the market 50% more supercomputers than its closest competitor.

Lenovo consistently follows the stated goal - to provide its customers with access to the latest technologies. For example, the company is modernizing its Innovation Center for High Performance Computing in Stuttgart, which received 6,000 computing nodes based on a new generation of Intel Xeon processors from the Scalable family and the latest NVIDIA graphics processors, connected in a single system with the latest high-performance switching solutions from Mellanox and Intel. The Innovation Center for High Performance Computing began its work in May 2015. Opening it, Lenovo aimed to develop cooperation with customers and provide them access to the latest technologies that are implemented in the supercomputer MareNostrum 4, and not later than they appear in the Barcelona Center for Supercomputer Technologies. Modernization of the computer system of the Innovation Center for High-Performance Computing will be completed in August 2017.

Innovative Center for High-Performance Computing implements joint projects with colleagues in the industry. One example of such cooperation is a project made at the University of Birmingham, where the Center for Academic Research (BIR) was built (Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR)). It is a collection of IT resources that were donated to the university. Access to them was received by students and employees of the university, as well as a number of other specialists engaged in research. This project aims to accelerate scientific research in a number of areas and areas, including in the field of biomedical research, including the definition of genomic sequence, medical and linguistic studies.

Nick Loman, professor of microbial genomics and bioinformatics at the University of Birmingham, said: "Determining the genomic sequence will help to quickly understand and understand the scale and nature or typology of the spread of epidemics. When the virus of Zika struck the countries of America, we were able to react quickly to the spread of the epidemic and for several days to work on sequencing the virus genome in the areas affected by the virus and obtaining the necessary data. For comparative analysis, genome sequencing requires significant resources for computing, storing and processing data.

Thanks to the new system, we can quickly on request to obtain the processing power required to speed up the analysis. We can instantly access hundreds of processors, thousands of gigabytes of RAM, millions of terabytes of storage. This, in turn, means that we will not lag behind the pace with which the data is generated, we will be able to quickly get new knowledge and new information, so important for the scientific and medical community to solve the challenges of countering the spread of epidemics ".