Kategorie: ‘Events, Anniversarys & Success’
Carnival Celebration at the IT Center 2024
The highlight of the carnival season – Fat Thursday or Weiberfastnacht – was also duly heralded at the IT Center. Many look forward to this day all year round and on February 8, 2024, it finally happened!
On this day, the IT Center’s employees met in their most colorful costumes in the foyer of the IT-ServiceDesk at Seffenter Weg 23 to celebrate the fifth season. From 10:30 am, the departments arrived one by one and the carnival party could get started!
Romance Without Risk: IT Security
Valentine’s Day, a time of love and affection, brings with it not only romantic gestures but also potential online threats. In a world where digital connections are just as important as personal relationships; it is crucial to protect your own data.
In this article, you can find out how to order flowers online, buy Valentine’s Day gifts and use online dating platforms while staying digitally safe. Take care, friends!
Invitation to All Cluster Users
Hit the keys and join our HPC events in March 2024!
Are you interested in parallel programming, the new CLAIX-2023 platforms, HPC applications in general or would you like to benefit from personal support on site?
Porting & Tuning Workshop & PPCES 2024 – there is something helpful for every cluster user!
Find out in this article where you can register for free today.
Data Protection Day: Our Privacy
On January 28, we celebrate European Data Protection Day to draw attention to the importance of data protection. This annual event is a reminder of the fundamental right to privacy and highlights efforts to strengthen the protection of personal data.
IT Center Annual Review 2023
It’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed – 2023 is history, and the IT Center is looking back on a year full of remarkable events. In this post, we take a detailed look at the highlights that made the year an unforgettable chapter in the history of the IT Center.
IT Center Trainee Honored For Internship Abroad
A few weeks ago, our DiMa trainee Yasin Kalem shared his experiences and adventures during his internship abroad in Malta with us.
Not only was he congratulated for this. He even received an award for his special commitment from the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) at the renowned “Zukunft Ausbildung” event!
The IT Center Christmas Party 2023
The annual Christmas party took place at the IT Center again this year. This was celebrated on December 8, 2023 with the IT Center staff as well as alumni and family members. The party team
put on a fantastic celebration where nothing was missing. There was dancing, feasting, and toasting together.
IT-Zauber: Efficient Data Centres
The IT-Zauber project, funded by the BMBF as part of the nine joint research projects of the GreenHPC program, aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of data centres through digital twins. These digital images enable a holistic view of data centres by encompassing the entire operation including the computer load as well as the power supply and cooling infrastructure.
SC 2023 in Denver: A Review
Supercomputing (“SC”) is the largest international conference in the research field of high-performance computing. Here, researchers and industry partners from all over the world discuss current topics in high-performance computing. The conference takes place annually in the USA, this year under the motto “I Am HPC.” from 12 November to 17 November in Denver, Colorado. A total of 14,000 participants and 438 exhibitors came together this year. The HPC Group from the IT Centre was also there with six participants.
De Supinski: El Capitan – Exascale System
Recently, we had the honour of experiencing a remarkable talk by Bronis R. de Supinski, the CTO of Livermore Computing, who dove deep into the design and insights behind the NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the United States Department of Energy) Exascale System, El Capitan.