About ABCI
AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure (ABCI) is the world's first large-scale Open AI Computing Infrastructure, constructed and operated by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
World’s Largest, Super Energy Saving, Open AI Infrastructure
- World-class Computing and Data Processing Power
- Open and Dedicated Computing Infrastructure for Developing Algorithms and Software for AI and Big Data Applications
- Platform to accelerate Joint AI R&D with Industries, Academia and Governments
- Total Performance and Capacity
Half Precision (AI-PFLOPS) Double Precision (PFLOPS) Compute Node(V) 550.6 37.2 Compute Note(A) 300.8 19.3 ABCI2.0(Total) 851.5 56.6 - Power Capacity 2.3 MW
- Power Usage Efficiency <1.1 Avg. PUE
AI Infrastructure for Everyone
Ultra High-Density Data Center Designed from Scratch
- A Low-Cost, Light Weight "Warehouse" with a Double-Structured Design including internal scaffolding for racks and cooling pods
- Achieves 20 times the thermal density of ordinary data centers
Super Energy Saving
- Uses Commercially-Available Cooling System
- Achieves Cooling Capacity of 70kW per Rack by using hot water and air cooling
Adoption of De-Facto Hardware and Software Architecture
- Uses Commodities Hardware and Accelerators for AI
- Utilizes State-of-the-Art HPC/AI Software to enable Rapid Technology Transfer
Utilized Software Ecosystem
- Promote the use of Containerized Software Assets in Global Communities
Accelerating Data Utilization in a Secure Manner
- Provide a Multi-Peta Byte Scale High Speed Data Infrastructure for Sharing and Publicizing Data
- Encryption of Data and Transmission Path using De Facto Cloud Technologies
Supporting the Collaboration and Use of ABCI among Researchers and Engineers at hundreds of Research Institutes, Universities and Industries