Welcoming 2022 – With more GPUs, free AWS credits, cheap data storage, Omniverse, Quantum, and more …
Rikky Purbojati, Research Computing, NUS Information Technology, on 13 February 2022
The New Year comes with (continuing) challenges and opportunities. The global shortage of chips and the emergence of the Omicron variant still poses a considerable risk in terms of delays and missed targets. However, new technologies and the maturing of emergent technologies continue to provide more opportunities for researchers to do exciting things and potentially advance their research work.
Creating Your Own Private HPC In The Cloud
Yeo Eng Hee, Research Computing, NUS Information Technology, on 13 February 2022
Have you ever wished to easily set up your own private HPC server in the cloud to run your computations without getting professional help? And after you are done with your computations, destroy everything so that you do not have to pay for idle cloud resources?
Pre-trained Language Models on NUS HPC
Kuang Hao, Research Computing, NUS Information Technology, on 13 February 2022
The research into Deep Learning is growing at a rapid rate over the years. With more and more researchers stepping into the realm of AI, the need to use popular pre-trained models and packages increases as well.
This article introduces the newly installed language models on NUS HPC and demonstrates how to make use of them.
Leveraging SingAREN’s Networks and Services to Accelerate Data Transfer for NUS Researchers
Linda Lim, Executive, Engagement and Publicity, SingAREN, on 13 February 2022
Improving routing efficiency while reducing latency, Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network (SingAREN) facilitates high-speed transfers of large datasets, both within Singapore and across international boundaries, for scientific research and enables advanced network technology demonstrations through its international links and high-speed fiber network. Nationally, SingAREN has developed a resilient fiber infrastructure inter-linking NUS, NTU, A*STAR and NSCC. Besides advanced internet connectivity, SingAREN offers value-added services such as complimentary consultation on network streamlining to massively speed up data set transfers. Through eduroam wifi with NUS credentials, NUS staff and students can access internet from other research and education institutions anywhere in the world.