The Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) has installed a high performance computing (HPC) and large-scale storage solution based on SGI Altix ICE 8200 and InfiniteStorage in its Brisbane facility for the processing of computationally intensive environmental modeling applications.

SGI Altix ICE 8200 and InfiniteStorage systems provide core infrastructure for applied science, and will enable DERM’s Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence (QCCCE) to better forecast climate change and conduct remote sensing of vegetation growth in the region, SGI said. Researchers will study the sustainability of the state’s multibillion dollar tourism industry with regard to the Great Barrier Reef.

SGI, a Global leader in HPC and data center solutions, said that it provided DERM with a balanced, adaptable, high-end compute and storage solution, as well as a reconfigurable computing environment amenable to changing resource loads and priorities.

“Altix ICE systems are at the technological forefront, enabling the world’s leading environmental research facilities to explore local and regional resource impacts,” said Philip Chua, managing director and vice president of Asia Pacific and Japan at SGI. “We are delighted to supply DERM with this leading HPC server and storage solution, and the technical services to help advance its critical work.”