Container Computing for HPC and Scientific Workflows
Presenters
Event Type
Tutorial
System Administration
TimeMonday, November 13th1:30pm -
5pm
Location207
DescriptionContainer computing is revolutionizing the way
applications are developed and delivered. It offers
opportunities that never existed before for
significantly improving efficiency of scientific
workflows and easily moving these workflows from the
laptop to the supercomputer. Tools like Docker and
Shifter enable a new paradigm for scientific and
technical computing. However, to fully unlock its
potential, users and administrators need to understand
how to utilize these new approaches. This tutorial will
introduce attendees to the basics of creating container
images, explain best practices, and cover more advanced
topics such as creating images to be run on HPC
platforms using Shifter.
The tutorial will also explain how research scientists can utilize container-based computing to accelerate their research and how these tools can boost the impact of their research by enabling better reproducibility and sharing of their scientific process without compromising security. This is an extension of the highly successful tutorial presented at SC16 that was attended by more than 100 people. The 2016 tutorial was very highly rated with 2.8 / 3 stars for “would recommend” and 4.3 / 5 stars for overall quality (compared to an average of 4.2 for all tutorials).
The tutorial will also explain how research scientists can utilize container-based computing to accelerate their research and how these tools can boost the impact of their research by enabling better reproducibility and sharing of their scientific process without compromising security. This is an extension of the highly successful tutorial presented at SC16 that was attended by more than 100 people. The 2016 tutorial was very highly rated with 2.8 / 3 stars for “would recommend” and 4.3 / 5 stars for overall quality (compared to an average of 4.2 for all tutorials).
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