Cluster-UY: Collaborative Scientific High Performance Computing in Uruguay

Abstract

This article describes the national initiative for installing and operating a collaborative scientific HPC infrastructure in Uruguay (Cluster-UY). The project was conceived as a mean to foster research and innovation projects that face complex problems with high computing demands. The main ideas and motivations of the Cluster-UY project are described. The technological decisions to install the platform are explained and the collaborative operation model to guarantee sustainability is introduced. In addition, the perspectives of the national scientific HPC initiative are highlighted and sample current projects are presented.