PanaAI and Junee Collaborate on Nvidia GPU AI Supercomputer in Australia
PanaAI and Junee have teamed up to build an AI supercomputer in Australia. The supercomputer, named PanaAI AUS AISF, will feature up to 4,088 Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs and will be connected using the Nvidia Quantum-2 InfiniBand platform. This cutting-edge technology is set to launch in early 2025 and is expected to achieve a theoretical peak performance of around 16.4 exaflops for FP8 operations. This makes it the most powerful Nvidia-based AI supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere.
The purpose of this supercomputer is to offer cloud services to both public and private sectors. It will support the development of large foundational models for generative AI and will advance research, innovation, and societal applications. In a statement provided to ITBrief Australia, a spokesperson for PanaAI mentioned, “To meet the growing demand for generative AI and computing resources, PanaAI is planning to establish multiple world-class, powerful supercomputing systems to provide unparalleled accelerated services to users worldwide.”
PanaAI is known for its AI computing services, focusing on GPU capabilities for high-performance computing and machine learning. On the other hand, Junee Limited is a company specializing in supercomputing infrastructure. This Hong Kong-based firm, along with its subsidiary ASPAC AI Computing, announced earlier this year a funding round for an AI supercomputing center in Australia. According to an SEC filing, PanaAI will supply ASPAC with high-performance computing resources in a deal totaling $100 million.
In other supercomputing news, Atos’ Eviden has secured a framework agreement with the IT Center for Science in Finland to provide the country with a new national supercomputer. This new system, named Roihu, will triple Finland’s computing capacity and significantly increase its AI performance. Stulz Modular has completed the installation of a data center to house the University of Göttingen’s Emmy supercomputer. The University of Alabama has also approved the construction of a high-performance computing and data center on its campus.
Sesterce has launched an AI supercomputer powered by Nvidia GPUs in Digital Realty’s Marseille data center in France. This supercomputer is designed to meet the increasing demand for cloud GPU solutions and will offer AI-as-a-Service to customers. Additionally, the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has deployed a new astronomy supercomputer, ATERUI III, replacing its existing ATERUI II system in Oshu City, Iwate prefecture.
