Ansys reported that the president and Vice President of the Space Society of Mechanical Engineers (SSME), SAC-ISRO, Shri. Neeraj Mathur and Shri. Ulkesh Desai, have officially opened the company’s newest HPC data center, DC-3, at its Pune location. This facility is expected to substantially enhance Ansys’ computational capabilities, facilitate state-of-the-art technical simulations, spur innovations, and advance India’s technological development. Three on-site data centers are now run by Ansys Pune, with DC-2 and DC-3 featuring cutting-edge HPC cluster capabilities.
The Space Society of Mechanical Engineers (SSME), SAC-ISRO President, Shri Neeraj Mathur, stated during the facility’s opening that HPC is at the heart of modern developments, especially in fields like aerospace and simulation-driven engineering.
Ansys’ continued investment in India’s HPC infrastructure is encouraging, and it will be crucial in enabling the nation’s academics and engineers to tackle the more difficult engineering problems of the modern world. In addition, this would help promote the country’s technological advancement.
DC-3in addition to helping Ansys’ R&D teams, also plays a key role in enabling the company’s competence to service customers across sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and healthcare.
Ansys Pune will remain an important hub for technical innovation, contributing considerably to both Ansys’ global operations and India’s technological advancement with its on-premises HPC resources and complementary cloud computing choices.
In addition to the exiting DC-2, Ansys newest data center, DC-3, expands its HPC infrastructure. DC-3, which is designed to support over 10,000 cores, will soon join DC-2, which is presently running at full capacity with over 8000 cores.
To add 1700 cores, an initial investment of about INR 20 crores has already been undertaken. Future plans call for increasing GPU capability to accommodate GPU simulations in line with Ansys’ deliberate transition of its CFD program, Fluent, to native GPU technology.
To support GPU simulations, the company has installed about 70 GPU cores, and it intends to increase this capacity in later stages.
Key Comments
“Shri Ulkesh Desai, Vice President, Space Society of Mechanical Engineers (SSME), SAC-ISRO, said, “Focused on GPU technology, DC-3is poised to push innovation while staying ahead of emerging technology trends. It will play a significant role in both driving groundbreaking innovation and aligning with today’s changing landscape of emerging technologies.. This launch by Ansys also emphasizes how the company is creating a platform for future exploration and discovery.
Speaking about the inauguration, Mike Yeager, Area Vice President, India and Japan, Ansys, said, “The launch of DC-3 in Pune further highlights Ansys’ commitment to cultivating innovation through advanced, state-of-the-art technology. This expansion is not just about increasing computational power, but it is also about enabling Ansys’ teams and customers to push the boundaries of the possibilities in engineering simulation. We are also very excited to see how DC-3 will accelerate simulations, particularly with the integration of GPU technology, and empower our engineers to explore new frontiers in product development.”
Murali Pullela, Director of Sales, Ansys added, “Over the years, Ansys has always been dedicated to empowering our customers with cutting-edge simulation technology. The DC-3 launch in Pune will further this by leveraging the immense capabilities of GPU technology as it will enable faster, more accurate simulations. This launch highlights Ansys’ pledge to deliver the best-in-class solutions.”