SUSE drives success of Linux Enterprise Server for HPC

From sources, it has been revealed that more than one-third of the top 100 supercomputers in the world, as ranked by the TOP500 list, have been using the SUSE Linux Enterprise to track and detect the upcoming trends in high-performance computing (HPC).

SUSE also validates the overall strength in HPC environments of Linux, which powers more than 95 per cent of the TOP500 list.

Meike Chabowski, Product Marketing Manager for Enterprise Linux Servers, SUSE, said, SUSE has invested heavily in developing solutions that enable the fastest computers in the world. The next step in supercomputing is to move from high performance to high productivity, and our partners like SGI, Cray and Teradata are helping to lead these advancements. Linux will continue to be an integral part of these revolutionary machines.

SUSE's early and continued support of new features and technologies relevant to high-performance computing drove and still drives the success of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in HPC. One area where SUSE invested to support the HPC community and partners is the enablement of Lustre for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Kai Dupke, Senior Product Manager, SUSE, said, “Lustre is a popular choice for businesses with large data centers and high-performance needs, including those in industries such as meteorology, simulation, oil and gas, life science, rich media, and finance.

Kai added that by packaging and enabling Lustre for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE will provide much more value to the HPC community than any other enterprise Linux vendor.