Perspectives on Sustainability in HPC: Current Views and Future Considerations

Results from the most recent Hyperion Research Multi-Client Study (MCS) show continued evolution within HPC file system adoption. The 2021 HPC Multi-Client Study: Trends and Forecasts in HPC Storage and Interconnects report details the storage and interconnect-related responses and analysis associated with the 252 HPC storage systems deployed at 141 global HPC respondent sites representing 2,006 HPC systems. The survey sample had a total of 338 file systems. This Special Study examines file system utilization.

Expertise is now a major concern for both HPC and AI users, outranked only by budget concerns among top barriers to expanding HPC on-premises. A third of HPC sites (33.1%) reported that lack of knowledge or skilled support staff was one of their top three barriers. Only a third of respondents (35.4%) report that they do not have any staffing concerns within the next year. When asked about barriers to furthering AI capabilities, AI-specific expertise was identified as a significant concern. Other significant barriers also included access to AI expertise (48.9%), skills in AI model development (47.2%), and skills in AI programming (36.1%). This data is from an annual study that is part of the eighth edition of Hyperion Research's HPC end-user-based tracking of the HPC marketplace. It included 181 HPC end-user sites with 3,830 HPC systems.