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📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Texas A&M Selects $Dell Tech(DELL.US) Dell to Build Large-Scale AI and HPC Research Platform - $AMD(AMD.US)

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗦 selects 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹 to design and build the 𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘 platform.

➤ State-funded system will support 𝗔𝗜, 𝗛𝗣𝗖, and federally sponsored research.

➤ IGNITE is expected among higher education’s largest 𝗔𝗠𝗗 𝗠𝗜𝟯𝟱𝟱𝗫 deployments.

➤ Platform supports research across 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, national security, and scientific discovery.

➤ Zero-trust controls will support projects with varying 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 requirements.

➤ System includes liquid-cooled 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗫𝗘𝟵𝟳𝟴𝟱𝗟 servers.

➤ 𝗔𝗠𝗗 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝟯𝟱𝟱𝗫 GPUs will accelerate AI and HPC workloads.

➤ 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 storage will support large-scale research data access.

➤ Dell will deploy IGNITE at an 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘅 Dallas data center.

➤ Platform expands access for 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, researchers, and external collaborators.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗛. 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽, Vice Chancellor and Dean, Texas A&M Engineering:

"As a research organization with more than a century of experience supporting federal agencies, industry and academia, we are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the programs we serve. This platform we’re building with Dell Technologies expands what we can take on — supporting increasingly complex, secure research for years to come. It aligns technology investment to long-term institutional priorities while positioning TEES to support the research programs that matter most to the nation."

𝗗𝗿. 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻, Chief Information Officer, The Texas A&M University System:

"The future of research depends on providing researchers and students with access to the right technologies, the right expertise and the freedom to innovate. IGNITE advances The Texas A&M University System’s commitment to expanding access to next-generation computing environments that support AI-driven research, high-performance workloads and emerging technologies. Through collaboration with industry leaders such as Dell Technologies, AMD and Equinix, we are building a flexible and scalable platform that accelerates discovery, strengthens workforce development and creates new opportunities for partnership across academia, government and industry."

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲, Senior Vice President, Higher Education and Healthcare, Dell Technologies:

"Universities like Texas A&M are at the center of research that shapes national security, economic growth and scientific discovery. IGNITE gives TEES the AI and compute foundation to compete for the next generation of federal and state research programs - with security controls that keep sensitive data protected without limiting access for the researchers and collaborators who need it. That's the kind of partnership, from architecture and design to managed services, that defines how Dell works with leading research universities."

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮, Senior Vice President, Strategic Technical Partnerships and Public Policy, AMD:

“As research grows more complex, institutions need infrastructure that can support both AI and traditional high-performance computing. Powered by AMD Instinct™ GPUs, IGNITE will provide a flexible platform for both large-scale AI training and traditional HPC workloads, enabling researchers to accelerate discovery across engineering, national security and scientific research.”

𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, Vice President, Americas Partner Ecosystem, Equinix:

"Modern research environments generate and depend on massive volumes of data, requiring secure, sovereign and scalable infrastructure that can support advanced computing workloads. Through our collaboration with Dell Technologies, Equinix will provide the resilient connectivity, ecosystem and secure data center foundation needed to support IGNITE's growth, helping enable groundbreaking research and innovation across industry, government and academic communities."