Eviden to build new data center in Germany

Atos-owned company Eviden this week announced it has been awarded a contract by Jülich Supercomputing Centre (Germany) to build a new data center in Germany to host Europe’s first exascale supercomputer system: the EuroHPC-funded Jupiter supercomputer.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Lippert, director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, said of Jupiter, “Its modular computer architecture enables a particularly high level of energy efficiency. However, its enormous computing power comes with demands on the energy supply that no scientific data center in Germany has been able to meet so far. I am pleased that the modular data center will now allow for such a supply infrastructure to be created very quickly, which will also offer the possibility of using the thermal energy generated during cooling to heat the Jülich campus.”

Emmanuel Le Roux, SVP, global head of HPC, AI, and Quantum at Eviden, added, “This new contract which is to the benefit of Europe’s scientific and economic sovereignty as well as to its competitiveness brings us great pride. We are extremely honored to be part of Europe’s exascale journey by leading the Jupiter manufacturing consortium and now by delivering the data center to host the system. These two key strategic contracts demonstrate Eviden’s position as a trusted partner as well as its commitment to a unique and innovative technological performance with reduced energy consumption.”