Core Areas
What is HPC?
HPC is all about modern, innovative IT infrastructures for complex and parallel simulations as well as for analysis and processing of large volumes of data.
Hardware
Hardware is the technical basis for digital analysis, computation and visualisation of data. Examples are processors, memory and networks.
Software
Software supports scientists as well as companies to model and solve complex tasks and problems in a variety of areas.
Business
The Gauß-Allianz offers support and solutions for performant, scalable and parallel software and hardware especially for small and medium entreprises.
HPC-driven innovation
Many everyday problems in science and technology need the power of high performance computing to develop innovative solutions and discover new insights.
News & Events
HPC Events in Germany
HPC News
Network
Local | Resources | Expertise
Who? What? Where?
The HPC-resources in Germany differ with regard to performance, equipment and focus. Find suitable resources for your HPC projects here.
The Gauß-Allianz
The Gauß-Allianz supports the science community in Germany by creating the requirements for sustainable and efficient use of best-in-class supercomputing resources.
Publications
Get an overview of publications of the Gauß-Allianz, the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat), etc. with a central significance for the national High Performance Computing (HPC) in Germany.
Members
Networks
Nationale Grid Initiative für Deutschland
NGI-DE is the National Grid Initiative for Germany. It is part of the European Grid Initiative (EGI) and is being maintained by Gauß-Allianz e.V..
Norddeutscher Verbund für Hoch- und Höchstleistungsrechnen
Die sieben Bundesländer Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen und Schleswig-Holstein sind im Norddeutschen Verbund zur Förderung des Hoch- und Höchstleistungsrechnens (HLRN) zusammengeschlossen.
Zentren für Kommunikation und Informationsverarbeitung e.V.
Der ZKI-Arbeitskreis Supercomputing bietet ein Forum für den Erfahrungsaustausch für alle, die sich für die Beschaffung und den Betrieb, als auch für die Nutzung von Hoch- und Höchstleistungsrechnern oder Rechnerclustern in der Wissenschaft interessieren.
Projects
Current projects
Help
Questions, Answers, Support
Contact
A list of contact points inside of our network helps you to create direct contact easily.
Glossary
The variety of terms and ideas in the area of HPC can be overwhelming. We created a collection of topics and terms from the various areas inside of the HPC environment.
FAQ
The FAQ contains answers for questions about high performance computing, the Gausß-Allianz and organizational processes inside of our networt.