A joint funding from the Digital Analysis Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the Ontario Ministry of Schools and Universities (MCU) to resume excessive efficiency computing and cloud storage on the Graham Information Centre will present researchers throughout Canada with sturdy compute capability and safe storage to advance ground-breaking analysis.
The funding was introduced throughout an occasion held on the College of Waterloo and attended by Bryan Might, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Enterprise and the Honourable Nolan Quinn, Ontario’s Minister of Schools and Universities.
From left to proper: Bryan Might, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Enterprise, the Honourable Nolan Quinn, Ontario’s Minister of Schools and Universities, and George Ross, chief government officer of the Digital Analysis Alliance of Canada, attending the funding announcement on the College of Waterloo.
“Since 2017, the computing power of the University of Waterloo’s Graham Data Centre has been harnessed by thousands of researchers from multiple research institutions to drive innovation in areas from climate change to drug discovery to AI,” stated Dr. Charmaine Dean, vice-president, Analysis and Worldwide. “Being at the forefront of research and innovation demands powerful computing capacity to support the rapid technological advancements made by our students, faculty and entrepreneurs. That’s why today’s announcement of funding for digital research infrastructure is vitally important. Thank you to our partners at the Digital Research Alliance of Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities for recognizing the importance of this shared resource.”
The Graham Information Centre is a part of a nationwide community of large-scale computing assets which are important for superior analysis computing (ARC). The most recent funding will allow quicker processing speeds, larger storage capability and improved reliability to raised handle the wants of researchers throughout Canada.
“In today’s innovation-driven economy, academic data is paramount to Canada’s future. The knowledge generated by researchers is one of our most powerful assets and we must safeguard these university ecosystems to drive social change and fuel technological advancement,” stated George Ross, chief government officer of the Digital Analysis Alliance of Canada. “This significant investment in our national compute infrastructure demonstrates Canada’s commitment to scientific excellence and to bolstering our position as a leader in the global knowledge economy. The Alliance is proud to collaboratively lead this dynamic digital transformation.”
