India’s largest IT services firm, TCS, in collaboration with Intel Corporation, is setting up a Centre for Advanced Computing to develop solutions in the areas of High Performance Computing (HPC), High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA), and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The new centre, at TCS’ Super Computing facility in Pune, will be enabled by integrating the latest Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel Omni-Path Fabric (Intel OP Fabric), Intel Optane technology, BigDL and additional Intel technologies in the future.
The centre will focus on enabling TCS specialists leverage the most advanced HPC, HPDA, and AI technologies to create industry-specific solutions across life-sciences, genomics, manufacturing, technology, retail, utilities, banking, and insurance sectors, as well as testing and research in areas that include weather forecasting and disaster monitoring.
V Rajanna, Vice-President and Global Head, Technology Business Unit, TCS, said: “HPC capabilities are critical for enterprises to become ‘Business 4.0’ prepared. TCS and Intel are on the forefront helping customers re-imagine their products and services through high performing research that will transform the product experience for the end user.”
“Convergence efforts are being focussed on combining HPC and ‘big data’ analytics workload together using a unified HPC system. This engagement enables the capability to bring advanced analytical tools to scientists, which can enable extreme data processing capabilities, some of which are complementary to analysing large HPC simulations,” said Lisa Davis, Vice-President in the Intel Datacenter Group and GM, Digital Transformation & Scale Solutions Group.
Solutions developed at the Centre for Advanced Computing will be leveraged for real world applications to address complex computing needs for research initiatives in life sciences, where simulations and molecular structural modelling are becoming increasingly common, and in the finance industry where risk and asset management rely on large computational data analysis.
In addition, the centre will enable multiple Centres of Excellence within TCS focussed on digital technologies and HPC/HPDA, TCS said in a statement.
The centre will work across Americas, Asia-Pacific, PRC, and Europe, supporting global customers, assisting them in leading edge research and creating innovative solutions using HPC, HPDA, and AI.