Next Generation Grid Enabled Cluster Computers: Performance Optimisation for e-Science

该项目将与当地一家计算机公司合作，开发具有成本效益的集群计算解决方案，这些解决方案由现成的部件组装而成，价格为5万至20万美元。这一价格范围目前由跨国计算机供应商提供的服务相对较差，跨国计算机供应商倾向于专注于非常大的集群系统所需的高密度计算系统。因此，与美国或英国相比，澳大利亚高性能计算的发展在某种程度上受到了抑制，在美国或英国，存在小型利基公司为这一市场部门提供服务。该项目旨在改变这一状况，为澳大利亚市场及其他地区开发负担得起的高性能集群计算系统。

In partnership with a local computer company this project will develop cost effective cluster computing solutions assembled from off-the-shelf parts for $50,000-$200,000. This price range is currently relatively poorly serviced by the multinational computer vendors, who tend to focus on the high density compute systems necessary for very large cluster systems. As a consequence the development of high performance computing in Australia has been somewhat stifled compared to the US or UK, where there exist small niche companies servicing this market sector. This project aims to change this, developing affordable high performance cluster computing systems for the Australian market place and beyond.