Google Cloud at SC23: Learn how to accelerate your HPC and AI workloads

Google Cloud is excited to participate in the annual Supercomputing conference, SC23, and connect with the HPC community to explore the transformative power of cloud computing for HPC workloads. SC23 is set to take place this year from November 12th to 17th, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. This premier event brings together the global HPC community to showcase the latest advancements in high-performance computing, networking, storage, and data analysis.

Meet Google Cloud

If you’re interested in sitting down with the Google Cloud HPC team for a private briefing while you’re at Supercomputing this year, please contact us at hpc-sales@google.com. Whether it’s your first time speaking with Google, or your first time seeing us at Supercomputing, we are looking forward to meeting with you. Bring your tough questions, and we’ll work together to solve them.

Visit our booth

Visit Google Cloud at booth #443 to immerse yourself in the world of cloud-powered HPC. Our booth will feature:

• Lounge space to network with Googlers and fellow conference attendees
• The latest Cloud TPU v5e hardware on display
• Hands-on labs to experience the latest cloud HPC tools and technologies
• Demos showcasing real-world HPC, AI, and Quantum computing use cases
• A theater with daily talks from Google Cloud experts, customers, and partners
• Opportunities to win exciting and unique swag and giveaways

Our full booth talk schedule will be on display in our booth theater, and is set to include:

• “Hybrid HPC Powering NOAA’s Multi-cloud and AI/ML Workloads” - Unni Kirandumkara, PMP HPC Cloud Developer and Senior Advisor, GDIT; Michael Wilde, CEO, Parallel Works
• “Efficiently Accelerating Computer Aided Engineering using NVIDIA GPUs on Google Cloud” - Ian Pegler, Global Business Development Manager, NVIDIA
• “Reduce CAE Simulation Time with TotalCAE on Google Cloud” - Rod Mach, President, TotalCAE
• “Simplifying HPC in the Cloud with the Cloud HPC Toolkit” - Carlos Boneti, Software Engineer, Google Cloud
• “Accelerating AI workloads with Cloud TPUs” - Allen Brokken, Infrastructure Modernization Specialist, Google Cloud
• “Google's Quantum Milestones in Perspective” - Kevin D. Kissell, Google
• “Introducing Parallelstore - Google Cloud’s Managed Parallel File System Service” - Barak Epstein, Product Manager, Google Cloud
• “Update on Slurm-GCP and why sites use SchedMD services” - Nick Ihli, Director, SchedMD
• “Optimizing Rocky Linux for HPC on Google Compute Engine” - Neil Hanlon, Senior Linux Software Engineer, CIQ
• “Accelerate AI and GPU Workloads with WEKA” - Barbara Murphy, Vice President of Marketing, WEKA
• “Sycomp Storage - HPC storage for Google Cloud” - JZ, Global Systems Solutions Executive, Sycomp; Scott Fadden, Senior Architect, Sycomp

Tutorial and other engagements

In addition to our booth talks and labs, we’ll also be hosting a Supercomputing conference tutorial on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 1:30pm MT, in Room 404. This in-depth tutorial, titled “Unlocking the Potential of HPC in the Google Cloud with Open-Source Tools”, will explore how open-source tools like the Cloud HPC Toolkit empower you to deploy and manage HPC workloads on Google Cloud with ease and efficiency.

Beyond our booth and tutorial, Google Cloud will be actively involved in various other activities throughout Supercomputing:

• Google is proud to sponsor and participate in the Women in HPC (WHPC) Networking Reception, Diversity Day, and 16th annual workshop. Annie Ma-Weaver and Bill Magro will deliver a joint talk on “Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Big Tech Firms” as part of the WHPC workshop.
• Hear thoughts on “HPC and Cloud Converged Computing: Merging Infrastructures and Communities” from industry leaders including Bill Magro.
• Join the Birds of a Feather (BoF) session on “Integrating Cloud Infrastructure with Large Scale HPC Environments” to hear Bill Magro’s thoughts.
• Join Googlers at the BoF sessions for Slurm and Spack.
• Learn about the latest updates in HPC storage with Dean Hildebrand:
  • IO500 SC23 list announcements of the top 500 HPC storage systems
  • Google Cloud’s new HPC storage offering Parallelstore at the DAOS Birds of a Feather and DAOS User Group
  • The latest emerging research at the 8th International Parallel Data Systems Workshop

Google Cloud is committed to empowering the HPC community with the tools, technologies, and expertise to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation. Join us at SC23 to experience the power of cloud-based HPC and explore how Google Cloud can help you achieve your HPC goals. We can’t wait to see you there!