Case Study: University of Victoria achieves scalable, high-performance high-energy physics computing with Microsoft Azure

Research scientist uses Microsoft Cloud technology for high-energy physics computing

At the University of Victoria, Randall Sobie—HEP Computing Group Leader—needed a way to store and access hundreds of petabytes of data produced by the ATLAS high‑energy physics collaboration of 3,000 scientists across 35 countries. The team’s on‑premises infrastructure could not easily handle the scale and workload demands of modern particle physics research.

Using Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, Sobie built a flexible, scalable cloud system to run large HEP workloads, streamline researcher workflows, and improve data access. The move to Azure delivered reliable, high‑performance computing at scale, accelerating a digital transformation across the research community.

University of Victoria

Randall Sobie

Institute of Particle Physics Research Scientist and Professor