We are pleased to announce that even more people have discovered how UCloud can support their research – and that we have now reached an important milestone of 20,000 users.
The 20,000 users include both students and researchers, which is a truly remarkable number for a national supercomputing platform. UCloud is among the most successful High-Performance Computing platforms in Europe and stands out with a user base that is both significantly larger and more diverse than that of other – and often larger – supercomputing facilities across Europe. This applies both in terms of the number of users and the representation across research fields, levels of experience, and academic backgrounds.
Making High-Performance Computing accessible to all
UCloud was developed with a clear goal: to make High-Performance Computing accessible to all researchers affiliated with a Danish university – regardless of research area, experience, or academic discipline. We are therefore proud to see that the platform is widely used by both researchers and students across disciplines and levels.
We are pleased to help enable important research by providing the computing power needed to make research work easier and more time-efficient. At the same time, UCloud makes it possible to process sensitive data on a secure platform. Our platform is an important contribution to research that creates real value in the world beyond academia.
A milestone driven by collaboration
This milestone is the result of many years of focused work to create a platform that combines user-friendliness with high performance. It is also the result of the strong consortium collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University, and Aalborg University, which jointly develop UCloud and continuously expand the platform to meet researchers’ needs.
A new data center to support the growing user base
To support the rapidly growing number of users on the platform, a new data center to host UCloud’s next-generation hardware was recently established. This expansion strengthens UCloud’s capacity and ensures that the platform is future-proof and ready to support both current and upcoming users. You can read more about the expansion here: University Collaboration Strengthens National Research Infrastructure with New Green Data Center.
We look forward to welcoming even more users to UCloud – and to continuing to support Danish research with modern, scalable, and secure supercomputing infrastructure.