Case Study: San Diego Supercomputer Center

Getting Useful Data from Big Data

At the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), researchers analyze mountains of data from supersonic aircraft, the human brain, distant stars, and many more fields, using high-performance computing on cluster-based supercomputers.

Sorting through massive amounts of data requires massive amounts of computing power. So keeping the SDSC datacenter cool is a constant challenge. See how SDSC met the challenge in this case study.

Learn:

• Why the datacenter chose a custom design, rather than adapting an off-the-shelf system
• What modifications they made to the typical rack design 
• How 400 Modbus/TCP power distribution units (PDUs) were integrated into the system   

The result? Reduced energy usage, increased levels of control, and lower costs.