This applied only to advanced computations like those of existing research institutions, but
Surge in corporate usage due to the emergence of big data analysis

Intel has unveiled the Intel® Scalable System Framework ( hereinafter Intel SSF ) .

It is a new reference system architecture developed to deliver the performance and benefits of High Performance Computing (HPC) to various industries and new workload fields. In addition, Intel® Omni-Path Architecture (hereinafter Intel OPA), an HPC-optimized fabric technology that serves as a fundamental element of Intel SSF and enables more users to utilize HPC cluster performance, was also announced.

HPC was once considered to be utilized only by governments and research institutions to solve highly complex computational problems, such as genome sequencing or climate research; however, with the emergence of new workloads like big data analysis, more companies are now considering its use. In particular, industries such as healthcare and financial services require supercomputer-level performance to obtain real-time insights from explosively growing and complex data sets. Accordingly, Intel expects that HPC will spread widely throughout the industry by expanding the application of HPC performance through Intel's innovative system design and lowering entry barriers.

Charlie Wuischpard, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s HPC Platform Group, stated, “We are now entering an era where supercomputing is transitioning from a tool for solving specific problems to a general tool for more people.” He added, “System-level processing innovations, along with memory, software, and fabric technologies, enable the development of system performance optimized for diverse fields and applications, ranging from traditional HPC to emerging areas like big data analytics. Therefore, Intel believes that Intel SSF will play a key role in developing and launching next-generation systems for the ‘HPC Anywhere’ era.”

Intel SSF facilitates the purchase, deployment, and management of HPC systems, enabling the expanded application of HPC across various industries and workloads such as data-driven analytics, visualization, and machine learning.

Intel SSF architecture enables innovation that optimizes performance by managing diverse workloads in a consistent manner. This allows for the execution of different workloads that differ in their utilization of each system element, such as computing, memory, and I/O. Intel SSF also provides a consistent platform for building HPC systems in cloud environments.