This episode is made by Ilmārs Slaidiņš and Jānis Virbulis, project managers and senior scientists from the High-Performance Computing Competence Centre of Latvia, Riga Technical University, and University of Latvia.

In this episode of Supercomputing in Europe, we look at Latvia’s NCC’s practical approach to making HPC accessible to SMEs, public administration, and academia.

Experts from the Latvian HPC Competence Centre explain how they help SMEs and academics start using supercomputers. Key topics include:

• Demo Cases detailing how to start using a supercomputer;

• The Open HPC platform in Waldur for easy resource access;

• Insights from the Baltic HPC and Cloud Conference;

• A new MOOC course, The Basics of HPC, for the Latvian audience.

If you’re managing innovation projects or exploring HPC for your company, this episode offers actionable ideas to get started.

More about NCC Latvia: https://eurocc-latvia.lv/

Recording by RTU Media Center
Sound mixing by RTU Media Center

The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe.

The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, a network of National Competence Centres in Europe to provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. You can find more information on https://hpc-portal.eu .