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    High Performance
    Computing (HPC) systems are crucial 
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    resources for
    research and development 
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    Users want to
    focus on their science rather than becoming 
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    HPC specialists 
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    Operation of HPC
    systems requires specialised centres 
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    European HPC
    centres offer a variety of HPC architectures 
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    from different
    vendors with frequent innovation 
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    European HPC
    centres and users are connected by 
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    high-bandwidth
    networks 
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