Case Study: Purdue University achieves 2.9x bandwidth and 5.4x IOPS gains with DDN

Purdue University boosts bandwidth 2.9x with DataDirect Networks

Purdue University faced a challenge in managing the escalating volume and diversity of data processed on its Gautschi cluster, an NVIDIA H100 SuperPOD. Maintaining maximum data transfer efficiency and IOPS performance was a primary concern to ensure students and faculty could perform operations at the speed of innovation as their data libraries grew.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) provided a solution by implementing three EXAScaler ES400NVX2-SE nodes, powering 9 PB of raw QLC flash capacity. This DDN system delivered a 2.9x increase in bandwidth and provided 5.4x the IOPS of any other Purdue system, fully integrating with their biomedical research. This investment ensures faculty have access to cutting-edge resources to focus on scientific outcomes.

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