Professor of High Performance Computing at the University of Bristol, and Director of the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS)https://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3m6exbhpeuc2vYou can now apply for up to a million GPU hours on Isambard-AI thanks to a new access route from DSIT and UKRI. Apply now! #AI #HPC https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brics-uob_airr-apply-for-250k-to-1m-gpu-hours-activity-7398639212792741890-PnQb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAlb3YBXaaMzrMQVZ6JTESKjPuNgQU0lUc24 Nov 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6exbhpeuc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3luiaza6qk22kAfter the official switch on of Isambard-AI last week, you can now apply for time on this amazing resource! Open for researchers and companies in the UK, find out how to apply to the UK's newest and fastest supercomputer at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-research-resource/airr-advanced-supercomputers-for-the-uk21 Jul 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3luiaza6qk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lgxgi3hgik2hExcited to be invited to 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the UK Prime Minister, for AI discussions with a visiting trade delegation from India. Proud to represent @bristoluni.bsky.social, the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) and Isambard-AI at this important meeting! #AI30 Jan 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxgi3hgik2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lcnninl7ak2c#CIUK has finished for this year. A great event, it felt like most of the UK community was there, with over 900 attendees! Exciting to exhibit Isambard-AI, Isambard 3 and the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS). Huge thanks to all our team for their hard work pulling this together #HPC #AI06 Dec 2024 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnninl7ak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lcda55xrws2yBristol looking lovely in the winter sun today. Walking from the University to meet the Brunel Archive to explore collaboration around Isambard-AI. #HPC BriCS02 Dec 2024 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcda55xrws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lc4bxjw3ts2pJust posted on LinkedIn - see this video of how we installed the Isambard-AI modular datacenter in Bristol last week, during a snowstorm! This 5MW facility will soon be home to a new HPE EX4000 supercomputer, including 5,280 NVIDIA GH200 GPUs https://www.linkedin.com/posts/simonmcintoshsmith_supercomputer-activity-7268226159241224192-zshQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop29 Nov 2024 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4bxjw3ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lbhgnsmc4k2gArm publishes reference architecture for PCs - Now it's up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in (The Register)21 Nov 2024 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhgnsmc4k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lbfz4eqbkc2lA good crowd at the OpenMP BoF at #SC24 #HPC20 Nov 2024 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfz4eqbkc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lbfhfqn7wc22The Arm BoF kicking off now in room B313 at #SC24 #HPC20 Nov 2024 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfhfqn7wc22https://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lbetvjznxs2lAfter yesterday's snow, the sun is shining this morning as the last part of the Isambard-AI data hall is lowered into place. That's 5MW of data centre driven, sailed and craned into position #AI #HPC20 Nov 2024 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbetvjznxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lbcxu2vsh22aIt's #SC24 week, so what better time for the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) to assemble the 5MW data centre for Isambard-AI. Of course we have typical UK winter weather to contend with, i.e. wind, rain, and today even snow. Fantastic support from HPE and Contour makes this possible #HPC19 Nov 2024 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcxu2vsh22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lbb27h76o226This Isambard-AI modular data centre is on its way: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/contour-advanced-systems-bv_directliquidcooling-modulardatacenter-isambardai-activity-7264258332788506624-9t5a?utm_source=share18 Nov 2024 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbb27h76o226https://bsky.app/profile/simonmcs.bsky.social/post/3lb5unb2zd22pGreat to meet other large-scale #HPC HPE sites at the CUG Xtreme workshop at #SC24 today. Gave a quick update on the BriCS Isambard 3 and Isambard-AI services17 Nov 2024 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:zi2dnkldtpuvq3kzfnaowicm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5unb2zd22p