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Learn how the Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF) built and scaled their "HPC Cloud" infrastructure over nearly a decade in this 33-minute conference talk. Discover the technical evolution of combining high-bandwidth access to baremetal compute clusters and storage systems with OpenStack APIs to serve Max Planck research institutes across Europe. Explore the organizational and political challenges encountered while transitioning from traditional HPC and tape archival systems to meet growing demand for virtualized and cloud-native scientific applications. Understand the facility's unique "enabling" model that supports scientists and IT administrators at each institute, ensuring successful cloud-based application adoption regardless of their prior experience levels with cloud technologies.
