Title:

High Performance Data Centre Briefing Paper

Client:

Digital South Yorkshire

Description:

This was an initial investigation into the suitability of providing a High Performance Data Centre (HPDC) within South Yorkshire. A high performance data centre is defined as the provision of a virtual service that combines the traditional features of a data centre with the high performance computing capabilities of Grid. In the IT literature, such a facility is also termed ‘The New Data Centre’. This report is produced under contract to Digital South Yorkshire. This work was commissioned as a response to a request from Objective 1. This report was used to define the requirments of a high performance data centre that combines the usage of Grid technology with the broader service capabilities of a data-centre.

Deliverables:

The deliverable for this work was:

• High Performance Data Centre for South Yorkshire Report

Partners:

None

Timeline:

February 2004 - August 2004

Read more:

More information is available at:

• High Performance Data Centre for South Yorkshire Report