Dell gears up for HPC pilot

European firms will trial Dell's new HPC systems this autumn

IT systems giant Dell will launch a high performance compute (HPC) cluster pilot this autumn.

Dell will unveil a pre-configured range of HPC systems, with between four and 32 nodes, based on the combination of its server and storage hardware with open source software.

The systems will be based on Dell's PowerEdge M-Series blades, with initial system roll outs running under Linux operating systems like Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Dell added it would introduce a Windows-based alternative by the end of the year.

The systems will be trialled at a number of European firms, including UK provider of high street foreign currency, No 1 Currency.

Dell's enterprise solutions director James Quarles said that its pilot programme was designed to provide the compute power needed to accelerate the research process, reduce costs and simplify deployment of HPC systems, allowing European organisations to extend HPC capabilities departmentally.