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News Release 14-102

Enabling a new future for cloud computing

NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

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computer cluster that provides the main hardware resource for Apt

Apt, an NSF-funded precursor to CloudLab, is a testbed instrument that is adaptable to many different research domains through customizable profiles. Shown here is the computer cluster that provides the main hardware resource for Apt. It is comprised of approximately 200 servers that are located in the University of Utah's Downtown Data Center. The Utah portion of CloudLab will go into the same facility - in fact, right next to the equipment in the photographs.

Credit: Chris Coleman, School of Computing, University of Utah


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cluster of hardware making up the stampede super computer

Stampede is one of the most powerful machines in the world for open science research. Funded by the National Science Foundation and built in partnership with Intel, Dell and Mellanox, Stampede went into production on January 7, 2013 at The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). The Chameleon system will join Stampede at TACC.

Credit: Sean Cunningham, TACC


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map of sites that are part of GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations

A map of sites that are part of GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations), a virtual laboratory for networking and distributed systems research and education. Resources available to GENI experimenters include GENI Racks, regional and national backbone networks and WiMAX base stations. GENI and NSFCloud continue NSF's legacy of supporting cutting-edge networking research infrastructure.

Credit: GENI Program Office


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