Sabey Data Centers in Round Rock will host the infrastructure needed to support a new supercomputer as part of an initiative by the National Science Foundation Leadership-Class Computing Facility.

The details

Expected to start operating in 2026, the supercomputer dubbed Horizon will be NSF’s largest academic supercomputer for open-scientific research. It will perform ten times better in simulation and 100 times better in AI applications than the current system, Frontera, according to a SDC news release.

The Texas Advanced Computing Center at The University of Texas at Austin and SDC Austin will be colocation partners.

The background

SDC Austin, located in Round Rock, is Sabey’s newest data center. Still currently being built, the campus will be over 430,000 square feet with 85 megawatts dedicated to IT power. It will be able to handle large volumes of data, especially for AI applications.

What they’re saying

“We are thrilled to partner with TACC on Horizon by delivering the robust infrastructure necessary for this groundbreaking supercomputer,” Mark Noonan, senior vice president of revenue for SDC, said in the news release. “Our innovative design, which integrates both liquid and air cooling, allows us to support the extreme densities that Horizon demands while meeting our sustainability goals.”