Infrastructure and services supporting computational research.
The Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET) is a consortium of 19 universities, colleges and research institutes providing a range of high performance computers and software, linked by an advanced fibre optics network. Its overall aim is to promote the use of high-performance computing to accelerate the production of research results for researchers, Canadian industries, the economy and society in general. SHARCNET is a leading provider of this critical enabling technology and of training for highly qualified experts in computation. Thus, it plays a major role in supporting innovation in both academic and industrial research environments. This facility is part of the pancanadian high-performance computing network managed by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (nationally) and Compute Ontario (provincially).
Scientific and high performance computing, storage, visualization, programming, HPC technical training
- Aerospace and satellites
- Automotive
- Chemical industries
- Clean technology
- Defence and security industries
- Education
- Energy
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Financial services and insurance
- Healthcare and social services
- Information and communication technologies and media
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
- Mining, minerals and metals
- Utilities
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Graham Throughput Cluster | 40,000 cores, serial farming and parallel applications. |
| Storage | 50+ PB |
| Researcher-contributed systems | Totalling 1000+ cores for a variety of special needs and serves as a general pool of resources for serial and parallel applications. |
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| SHARCNET monthly community updates | https://www.sharcnet.ca/my/news/community/ |
| Information on infrastructure, systems and services available at all sites managed by Compute Ontario | https://computeontario.ca |