Molecular Magnetism Group at Bielefeld University Chooses vSMP Foundation to Accelerate Research and Decrease IT Management and System Costs
Molecular Magnetism Group at Bielefeld University Chooses vSMP Foundation to Accelerate Research and Decrease IT Management and System Costs
3 PagesObjective: The Molecular Magnetism Research Group working within the Department of Physics at Bielefeld Uni- versity needed a symmetric multiprocessing system (SMP) to address the computation and diagonaliza- tion of large matrices of physical quantities. The goal was to find a solution that would allow the group to perform timely local supercomputer calculations while staying within the university’s allotted budget. Approach: Professor Jürgen Schnack, a faculty member in the Department of Physics at Bielefeld University and head of the Molecular Magnetism Research Group, investigated the purchase of a proprietary SMP before learning about ScaleMP from a vendor. His research group selected vSMP Foundation for SMP because it met their budget requirements and provided them with t
