Bits & Bytes No. 222, August 2026

August 19, 2026

A new issue of the MPCDF computer bulletin Bits&Bytes was released. Read about the procurement of next-generation HPC and AI systems for the MPG, a final extension of the Viper-GPU machine, new software installed on the HPC systems, a new tool and recommendations for using AI coding agents on MPCDF systems, HPC-cloud news, and a number of upcoming events.

The August issue (No. 222) of the MPCDF computer bulletin Bits&Bytes has been published with the following topics:

High-performance Computing
- Procurement of next-gen HPC and AI systems of the MPG
- Viper-GPU: extension to final configuration
Software News
- Compilers
- CUDA and Nvidia HPC SDK
- Amber molecular dynamics package
Using AI Coding Agents on MPCDF Systems
HPC-Cloud
- Standard cloud images
- S3-IAM - Self Service user management for object storage
News & Events
- Securing MPCDF Account Application Form against Bots
- New CoE projects
- MPCDF at Garching Campus Open Doors (October 3)
- MPCDF Hands-On Cloud Computing Workshop
- Agentic AI for Science: An on-site workshop at MPCDF, 7-8 October 2026
- Workshop on OpenMP Offloading with AMD GPUs, 27-28 October 2026
- Introduction to MPCDF Services
- Seminar on Kokkos by Christian Trott (Sandia Natl. Labs)
- IT4Science Days
- MPG Research Data Management (RDM) Conference 2026