About SIGHPC SYSPROS

In order to meet the demands of high performance computing (HPC) researchers, large-scale computational and storage machines require many staff members who design, install, and maintain these systems. These HPC systems professionals include system engineers, system administrators, network administrators, storage administrators and operations staff all who face problems that are specific to high performance systems.

The ACM SIGHPC SYSPROS chapter intends to be a platform for discussing the unique challenges that come from supporting large-scale, high performance systems. We speak directly to the state of the practice of standing up and operating high performance systems with an emphasis on solutions that can be implemented by systems staff at other institutions.

Specific objectives include:

• Fostering a community for sharing information and solutions pertaining to building and maintaining HPC systems.
• Assisting in the development of the state of the practice for HPC system administration and design.
• Organizing events for exchanging information about cutting edge computer technologies and trends facing HPC systems professionals.
• Promoting of best practices and standards for systems administration, engineering, tools development, documentation, and training.
• Collecting and disseminating best practices for cybersecurity and data protection within HPC systems.

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