The pandemic focuses on the need to expand investments in private/captive HPC infrastructure
2021-01-27Arvind Chandrasekar, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations, AMD India
“One of the critical resources during the pandemic has been the use of computing technologies to ensure continuity. From online schools to the use of High Performance Computing (HPC) for vaccine discovery - computing devices have proven how the disruption brought about by the pandemic can be bridged with the use of technology. AMD hopes the government accords higher spending to provide students with computers which have now become a critical learning resource.
In addition, the need to expand investments in private/captive HPC infrastructure came to light during the pandemic. From banking services to healthcare, from retail to weather prediction for agricultural productivity, large HPC cluster deployments ensured a smoother transition to digitisation during the pandemic. AMD believes efforts by the government to highlight the significance of HPC from a business need to a national asset, such as according ‘infrastructure status’ to private clouds will help Digital India percolate outside government services.
A number of studies have demonstrated the multiplier effect on economic growth, unlocked by investments in HPC. We believe, schemes to fund and facilitate affordable access to HPC resources for startups will rapidly accelerate India’s ability to scale innovations across agriculture, energy, electronics manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, tax incentives that reward substantial datacenter investments will spark a virtuous cycle across India’s IT demand and supply.”
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