Utah's Redtail Debuts at No. 159 on Top500 as $50 Million AI Push Expands Access
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Updated · @theU · Jul 23
Utah's Redtail Debuts at No. 159 on Top500 as $50 Million AI Push Expands Access
1 articles · Updated · @theU · Jul 23
Summary
Redtail entered the latest global supercomputing rankings at No. 159 on the Top500 and No. 76 on the Green500, marking the University of Utah’s first Top500 appearance since 2009.
The $50 million public-private project is designed as an AI factory to widen access to advanced computing across Utah and support the state’s Pro-Human AI Initiative.
Among U.S. public universities, Redtail ranks fifth, placing Utah behind systems at Texas A&M, UT Austin, Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Florida.
The HPE Cray system, built with NVIDIA technologies, comes online this summer, with Utah’s Center for High Performance Computing set to run operations, training and user support.
Initial access will start with the Utah System of Higher Education before expanding statewide, as competition for Top500 positions intensifies in the generative AI era.