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XSEDE: More Than Just Supercomputers — It’s How To Use Them, Too!

To many familiar with the world of high-performance computing, the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) means ‘supercomputers’ and not much more. Often, success stories involve a research team using XSEDE-allocated supercomputers like Stampede at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) or Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. But what good are supercomputers without the expertise throughout the community to properly use them? Even worse, what good is training if the community is not aware of it? XSEDE is preparing the current and next generation of computational scientists by providing a full slate of training opportunities across the country. XSEDE’s outreach efforts and ability to give users tools to enhance their science are important steps toward breakthrough learning systems coming in the near future. Fully integrated, established training environments like CI-Tutor (est. 2000) and the Cornell Virtual Workshop (est. 1995) have long been part of the XSEDE landscape. To read more, please visit http://www.isgtw.org/spotlight/xsede-more-just-supercomputers-%E2%80%94-it%E2%80%99s-how-use-them-too.

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