Communications of the ACM
Xsede 2.0: The Nsf Doubles Down
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, which took over the TeraGrid project in 2011, has been awarded a five-year, $110-million grant to continue enlarging access to advanced cyberinfrastructure resources.
Credit: TeraGrid
When the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) took over the TeraGrid project back in 2011, it had a lot to live up to. Over 10,000 scientists had benefited from TeraGrid resources since 2001, and increasing numbers of researchers were beginning to see the value of high-performance computing (HPC).
Five years later, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has doubled down on its investment, affirming the outstanding success XSEDE has shown in carrying on the TeraGrid legacy. In a major expansion of the national cyberinfrastructure, the NSF recently announced they were awarding a $110-million, five-year grant to XSEDE to continue enlarging access to advanced cyberinfrastructure resources.
Dubbed ‘XSEDE 2.0,’ this renewal means scientists and engineers are ensured continuity of HPC services. More than just big, fast computers, however, the award means researchers can still rely on XSEDE to coordinate the resources and people that make the national cyberinfrastructure ecosystem so effective.
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