Microsoft brings to the HPC space a unique strength, which is the ability to design, build and support software that is used by hundreds of millions of users, from small businesses to large enterprises. We plan to extend Microsoft’s investments in the academic community by establishing 10 Microsoft Institutes for High Performance Computing at university research centers worldwide.

This multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment builds on the relationship we started with the Cornell Theory Center years ago, and will allow us to understand much more deeply the requirements and opportunities for applying results of research and innovation in high performance computing. The institutes, listed in the links windows in this space are leaders in their fields. The research centers at the institutes have been running HPC platforms for years in critical research environments, so their scientists are experienced not only in advanced computing but also in a broad range of HPC platforms serving high numbers of users.

We’ll work closely with the institutes on research projects that utilize Microsoft technologies to gain insight about unique needs in this segment, as well as to collect product feedback.