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Jun 14, 2019 · Fundamentals

Understanding Burst Buffer Technology and Its Role in High‑Performance Computing (HPC)

The article explains what Burst Buffer technology is, how it leverages flash/SSD storage to boost I/O bandwidth and operations per second in HPC environments, details NERSC's Cray DataWarp implementation, outlines the hardware and software architecture, and surveys similar solutions from other vendors.