DUG Secures A$5M in Western Australia Government Funding for Geraldton HPC Campus

July 18, 2023 — DUG Technology Ltd (ASX: DUG) announced an agreement with the Western Australian state government under the Investment Attraction Fund and will receive A$5 million in grant funding for the first data hall of its Geraldton High Performance Computing campus. The funds will be disbursed over a two-year period. The first data […]

DUG Opens the Doors for 250 PF Bubba Supercomputer in Houston

Today DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG) opened its giant new data center in Skybox Houston. Touted to be one of the most powerful supercomputers on earth, the facility is home to the company’s geophysical cloud service, DUG McCloud. “DUG is offering a unique cloud product including compute, storage, geophysical software, and services, initially with a massive 250 PF of geophysically-configured compute ready to go,” said DUG’s Managing Director, Dr Matthew Lamont.

DUG Installs Immersive Cooling for Bubba Supercomputer in Houston

Today DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG) announced that tanks are arriving at Skybox Houston for “Bubba,” its huge geophysically-configured supercomputer. “DUG will cool the massive Houston supercomputer using their innovative immersion cooling system that has computer nodes fully submerged in specially-designed tanks filled with polyalphaolefin dielectric fluid. This month, the first of these 722 tanks have been arriving in shipping containers at the facility in Houston.”

Job of the Week: Senior HPC Administrator at DownUnder GeoSolutions

DownUnder GeoSolutions (America) is seeking a Senior HPC Administrator in our Job of the Week. “If you are passionate about leading edge technology you will love this role. What you will receive, along with a fantastic group of colleagues who will support and encourage you is the chance to be working on one of the largest private clusters in the world!”