CLUSSTER the first French cloud initiative for academic and
industrial research in Artificial Intelligence
The
CLUSSTER1 project aims to
strengthen the French and European cloud industry by creating a
cloud dedicated to artificial intelligence, high-performance
computing and quantum computing. As a single-entry point, the
CLUSSTER project will bring together a range of digital resources
for the academic and industrial communities. The project is being
led by a consortium of French academic and industrial researchers
in numerical calculation and AI: GENCI, CEA, CNRS and Inria, as
well as industrialists Eviden (Atos Group), OVHcloud, CS Group,
ActiveEon and Qarnot.
At a time when the availability of cloud
computing technologies is accelerating, this secure, unified and
scalable system, available from 2024, comes as an answer to the
requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance
computing (HPC). It will then be extended to also cover quantum
computing.
This as-a-service model for HPC, AI and quantum
computing in the cloud will provide access to one of the largest
portfolios of computing services and supercomputers, encouraging
and enabling the democratization of advanced computing by
simplifying the use of public and private data centres.
For the first time, this project will help to
ensure a continuum between open research, confidential research and
industrial activities. It also aims to federate both academic and
industrial sovereign infrastructures, as well as value-added
"Expertise as-a-service" and "Learning as-a-service" services
(support, business expertise, training, technology watch).
The first partners to make their computing
resources available are France’s public organizations, GENCI,
CNRS-IDRIS and Inria, as well as OVHcloud and Qarnot for the
private sector.
CLUSSTER will also provide access to resources
and services available in France and Europe, thanks to the
convergence of European initiatives on sovereign cloud platforms
such as GAIA-X and EOSC (European Open Science Cloud).
The CLUSSTER portal will be based on Eviden's
"JARVICE™ XE HPC Enterprise Software" solution, which offers a set
of flexible and secure HPC as-a-service solutions. It will be
complemented by additional services (vertical business services
and/or horizontal technological services) provided by ActiveEon as
well as tools for measuring energy consumption and carbon impact on
all the infrastructures available in the CLUSSTER federation in
order to report on the footprint of the operations carried out.
Thanks to the expertise of the various players
in the consortium, the CLUSSTER project will provide specific
software environments via business verticals, notably in the
geospatial field (CS Group), climate (CEA), risk calculation and 3D
rendering (Qarnot) and digital simulation. With the additional
funding from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research,
this cluster will be completed by extensions, such as in artificial
intelligence with the processing of large language models (LLM), or
digital health, as well as other areas of the geosciences in
partnership with the GaiaData national infrastructure.
High added-value services will also be made
available for as-a-service training and as-a-service technology
watch (MesoNet project, GENCI Technology Watch Unit and
Grid'5000/SLICES-FR).
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"This initiative is perfectly in line with
Eviden's strategy, and we are honored to be able to be part of it
alongside our various partners. The hybridization of technologies
and the development of as-a-service computing capabilities is a
priority for the Group in order to make these technologies more
accessible to our customers and to foster innovation and research
in both the academic and industrial worlds." Emmanuel Le
Roux, SVP, Global Head of HPC, AI and Quantum at Eviden, Atos
Group
"A continuum of access to high-performance
digital simulation resources and artificial intelligence
technologies is a fundamental requirement for research and the
development of knowledge and technologies. The joint public-private
proposal put forward by CLUSSTER comes at a time of very strong
growth in demand. Its potential to open up the quantum field
already demonstrates a spirit of anticipation of the future.
Philippe Lavocat, CEO of GENCI
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About Eviden
2
Eviden is a next-gen technology leader in
data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation with a
strong portfolio of patented technologies. With worldwide leading
positions in advanced computing, security, AI, cloud and digital
platforms, it provides deep expertise for all industries in more
than 47 countries. Bringing together 53,000 world-class talents,
Eviden expands the possibilities of data and technology across the
digital continuum, now and for generations to come. Eviden is an
Atos Group company with an annual revenue of c. € 5 billion.
About GENCI
GENCI (Grand Equipement National de Calcul
Intensif) is a large research infrastructure created in 2007 to
democratize the use of digital simulation through high-performance
computing, associated today with the use of artificial intelligence
and to support scientific and industrial competitiveness.
GENCI supports three missions:
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Implementing the national strategy of equipping France with the
means for supercomputing, storage and processing of massive data
associated with AI technologies and future quantum technologies for
the benefit of French and European open scientific research in
conjunction with the three national computing centers ;
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Support the realization of an integrated HPC, AI and quantum
ecosystem on a national and European scale;
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Promote digital simulation through HPC among academic open research
teams and industry.
GENCI is a civil company 49% owned by the French
State represented by the Ministry of Higher Education and
Research, 20% by the CEA, 20% by the CNRS, 10%
by France Universités and 1% by Inria.
Press contactsEviden: Constance
Arnoux – constance.arnoux@atos.net – +33 (0)6 44 12 16 35GENCI:
Nicolas Belot – nicolas.belot@genci.fr - +33 (0) 7 60 99 95 10
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