High-Performance Computing Fuelling Academic Discovery
Drive ground-breaking research and elevate your academic standing through advanced Research Computing and Engineering technology.
Driving Future Innovation in Higher Education with HPC Expertise
Red Oak Consulting, the UK’s leading High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Research Computing consultancy, is dedicated to propelling academic research and innovation. Offering unparalleled expertise to tailor HPC solutions that empower your faculty and students to push the boundaries of knowledge.
Facilitating Multidisciplinary Research
HPC is utilised across diverse disciplines, spanning from physics and chemistry to economics and social sciences. Its unparalleled computational power accelerates complex simulations, data analysis, and modelling tasks, fostering groundbreaking discoveries and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Secure Data Management
In research areas such as medicine, where sensitive information is involved, secure data management is paramount. Our HPC solutions ensure robust data security protocols, enabling researchers to access and analyse sensitive data with confidence while adhering to stringent privacy regulations.
Enabling Blue Sky Research
Universities serve as hubs for blue sky research, exploring ideas with no immediate practical application but with immense potential for future innovation. HPC expedites the exploration of these uncharted territories, laying the groundwork for transformative breakthroughs that shape our collective future.
Trusted Research Environments (TRE’s)
Unlock the potential of sensitive data-driven research with expertly designed Trusted Research Environment’s (TRE’s). By integrating high quality, data management, robust security and enhanced privacy, TRE’s can advance your research beyond expectation.
The Impact of HPC on Academia and Industry
Accelerated Learning and Skill Development
By integrating HPC into educational curricula, students gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, preparing them for careers in academia, industry, and research, promoting faster fruition of ideas.
Trusted Research Environment
Trusted Research Environment Advance healthcare discovery through a safe and secure environment without risk to private data safeguarding public confidence.
Bridging Academia and Industry
The synergy between academic research and industrial applications is strengthened through HPC. Students equipped with HPC expertise seamlessly transition into industry roles, driving innovation and competitiveness in various sectors.
The Consequences of Poor HPC Procurement and Management
Hindered Research and Innovation
Inadequate procurement and mismanagement of HPC resources can significantly impede research progress, leading to delays in discoveries and missed opportunities for funding. Our consultancy mitigates these risks by providing comprehensive HPC procurement and management services, ensuring seamless operation and optimal performance.
Impact on Institutional Reputation and Attractiveness
A poorly managed HPC infrastructure reflects negatively on the institution's reputation, deterring prospective students and talented researchers. Moreover, inefficient utilisation of resources results in unnecessary spending overheads, further undermining the institution's financial sustainability and competitiveness.
Why Choose Red Oak Consulting for Your University's HPC and Research Computing Needs?
- Expert Guidance: Our teams extensive experience of computational research, researcher engagement, Research Software Engineering and Cloud/ DevOps Engineering will accelerate decision making.
- Trusted Research Environments (TRE’s): Our capability includes working with research organisations in creating TRE’s to assist researchers with greater capability and productivity.
- Research Acceleration: Our diverse skillset helps unlock the potential for faster and more complex simulations, data analysis, and computational modelling, enabling researchers to achieve groundbreaking results and shorten discovery timelines.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Design and implement Research and HPC solutions that grow alongside your research needs, ensuring you have the computational power to accommodate future projects and discoveries.
- Bespoke Solutions: Understanding your requirements to deliver the right choice of technology to drive your research forward.
- Collaborative Approach: We work with you to deliver a positive experience, bridging the gap between researchers and IT, overcoming challenges and mitigating potential risks.
- Research Optimisation: We will assist in driving greater productivity through workflow analysis, deployment, benchmarking, data lifecycle and storage management.
Benefits of Utilising HPC in Higher Education
Breakthrough Research
HPC empowers researchers to tackle complex problems in various fields, from climate modelling to drug discovery, leading to groundbreaking discoveries.
Increased Collaboration
Foster collaborative research across disciplines by providing a centralised HPC platform that facilitates data sharing and joint projects.
Competitive Advantage for Your Institution
Attract leading researchers and students by providing access to state-of-the-art HPC infrastructure.
Improved Research Grant Success
Increase the competitiveness of your research grant proposals by highlighting the advanced computational resources available at your institution.
- Breakthrough Research: HPC empowers researchers to tackle complex problems in various fields, from climate modelling to drug discovery, leading to groundbreaking discoveries.
- Increased Collaboration: Foster collaborative research across disciplines by providing a centralised HPC platform that facilitates data sharing and joint projects.
- Competitive Advantage for Your Institution: Attract leading researchers and students by providing access to state-of-the-art HPC infrastructure.
- Improved Research Grant Success: Increase the competitiveness of your research grant proposals by highlighting the advanced computational resources available at your institution.
Explore Our Range of HPC Consultancy Services
Strategy & Planning
Develop an HPC strategy that meets the current and future
needs of all users and includes securing funding for a sustainable solution.
Procurement
Managing the complex process of HPC technical specifications, as in-depth as required, to deliver the right solution, on time and in budget.
Implementation
Reduce downtime, mitigate risk, improve performance and ensure reliability to enhance business productivity.
Expansion & Optimisation
Understand your workflows, the ratio of computational intensity vs data intensity, test performance, speed, agility, whilst analysing all HPC costs to understand its true value.
Maintenance & Support
Boost productivity with our HPC Cloud Computing services, including expert support, system management and research engineering.
Cloud Consultancy
Understand the value of cloud computing for both businesses and users through enhanced capability, workload optimisation, and increased productivity.
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King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is a world-leading graduate research university based in Saudi Arabia. During 2014, it undertook the Shaheen II project to purchase a new $60m supercomputer – the most powerful HPC in the Middle East.
Case Study: University of Hull
The University of Hull has a reputation as one of Britain’s finest teaching institutions and as a producer of world class research. In 2014, the university decided it needed a High Performance Computing (HPC) solution to support its research work, encourage research investment and position the university as a globally competitive place for researchers to undertake their projects
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