Systems

High-Performance Computing Clusters

The Alliance operates several national HPC clusters (below). Each of these clusters has slightly different behaviours and for specific information the

• Fir: Replacing the Cedar cluster

• Rorqual: Replacing the Béluga cluster

• Trillium: Replacing Niagara and Mist clusters

• Nibi: Replacing the Graham cluster

Cloud Computing

The Alliance provides cloud computing services, including:

• Arbutus: A virtual infrastructure cloud system

• Cedar Cloud: Offering persistent and compute cloud resources[14]

Storage Systems

Large-scale storage is available on the HPC clusters, including:

• Fir storage: Offering backup storage capabilities

• Storage on other clusters like Graham2[14]

Additional Services

• Database servers

• Globus file transfer service

• Nextcloud cloud storage [5]

Software and Support

• Hundreds of pre-installed research software packages

• Technical support and training for users

• Access to visualization systems[4]

The Alliance aims to provide a comprehensive digital research infrastructure to advance Canada's research capabilities across all academic disciplines. Researchers can access these systems free of charge, with larger resource allocations available through a competitive application process[15].

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