Like the other national supercomputers, Olivia can be utilised by researchers across Norway, regardless of their institution. This ensures access to her vast computational resources independent of the local infrastructure available at each research institution.
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise delivers Olivia. The timeline: installation will take place during the spring and summer of 2025 and will be opened to Norwegian researchers in the autumn. This will be Sigma2's first supercomputer installed in Lefdal Mine Data Centers.
Supercomputers are equipped with highly advanced and costly processors called Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). HPE's delivery is a Cray Supercomputing EX system, providing 304 of the most advanced GPUs currently available on the market. These GPUs provide significant computational power and are compatible with a variety of software and programming languages used in data-driven research.
Smaller & more sustainable than Betzy
Olivia will have a computational capacity 17 times greater than the current most powerful national supercomputer, Betzy. Despite this, Olivia will weigh only half as much as Betzy, with a footprint of approximately 14 m², a height of 2.30 metres, and a weight of around 15 tonnes. This represents an impressive concentration of computing power per cubic centimetre, with provisions for future expansion and upgrades. Olivia will reduce its carbon footprint by 30% compared to Betzy, Norway's most powerful supercomputer since 2021.
