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A newer, faster and better /scratch
by Kilian Cavalotti
As we just announced, Sherlock now features a brand new storage system for /scratch. But what was the old system, what does the new one look like, and how did the move happen? Read on to find out! The old Since its early days, Sherlock...timestamp1575415800001
More scratch space for everyone!
by Kilian Cavalotti
Today, we're super excited to announce several major changes to the /scratch filesystem on Sherlock. What's /scratch already? /scratch is Sherlock's temporary, parallel and high-performance filesystem. It's available from all the...
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Call for scientific awesomeness!
by Kilian Cavalotti
Every fall for the last 30 years, the HPC community has gathered at SC, the International Conference for High Performance Computing Networking, Storage, and Analysis, and will meet again this year, for the SC19 conference, in Denver, CO...timestamp1568310240001
🎉 Job #50,000,000!
by Kilian Cavalotti
We just wanted to share that Sherlock recently ran job #50,000,000! 🎈🎉 This is a significant milestone since Sherlock, in its current form, started running its first job in January 2017. Fifty million jobs in less than 3 years is no...
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Easier connection to Sherlock's DTNs
by Kilian Cavalotti
We know that easy access to data is essential, and that moving data around is a key part of every user's workflow on Sherlock. We also know that two-factor authentication (2FA) can sometimes get in the way, and hinder the ability to get...
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Out with the old, in with the new!
by Kilian Cavalotti
It's been a little over five years since Sherlock first entered production and ran its first jobs. A lot of time has passed, and with it, Sherlock grew ten-fold, its user base exploded and technology trends evolved significantly. The...timestamp1550277300001
New GPU node available on Sherlock
by Kilian Cavalotti
There's a new GPU node in the gpu partition! It's notable for a list of reasons. This is the first node on Sherlock to feature both: the latest generation of Intel CPUs (Skylake), the latest generation of computing-optimized NVIDIA GPUs...
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Sherlock OnDemand
by Kilian Cavalotti
Today, we're announcing Sherlock OnDemand, a brand new way to use the Sherlock cluster. Hot on the heels of the SC18 Supercomputing Conference, and right in time for the long Thanksgiving week-end, we thought that a good way to thank...
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Sherlock goes container-native
by Kilian Cavalotti
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In recognition of the fast-moving software landscape and the emerging needs of our users, we're pleased to announce, from the SC18 Supercomputing conference in Dallas, TX, that Sherlock is going container-native. Starting today, users...
