The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ)
Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is the IT service provider for all Munich universities as well as a growing number of research organisations throughout Bavaria. In addition to this regional focus, LRZ also plays an important role as one of the members of the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS), delivering top-tier HPC services on the national and European level.
LRZ was founded in 1962. Its facilities are located on the Research Campus in Garching.
LRZ as Supercomputing Centre
The LRZ has been operating world-class super- computers for decades.
The current supercomputer, the SuperMUC-NG, is no. 8 of the most powerful computers in the world. With a peakperformance of 26.9 Petaflops (almost 30 quadrillion operations per second), 719 Terabytes main memory, 50 Petabytes external data storage, and a high speed interconnect, the SuperMUC-NG provides first-class information technology for researchers in the fields of e.g. physics, chemistry, life sciences, geography, climate research, and engineering. Throughout the entire computing process, the LRZ focuses closely on supporting our users so they can take optimal advantage of all the resources we have to offer. Last but certainly not least, SuperMUC-NG’s innovative warm-water cooling system makes it one of the most energy efficient supercomputers worldwide
Energy Efficient Operations – Green IT
Warm-water cooling, energy aware Supercomputing, reuse of waste heat by deployment of adsorption chillers, energy monitoring – these are but a few of the measures undertaken by LRZ to keep the energy usage for IT and supercomputing as
low as possible. Proactive initiatives and active research ranging from hardware improvements over energy efficient algorithms to optimizing facilities management, are all hallmarks of the commitment of LRZ to Green IT. Furthermore, 100% of the electricity it uses comes from renewable energy sources.