Explore the journey of creating the world's fastest supercomputer, Summit, powered by POWER9 technology in this 43-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Dive into the technical challenges, architectural innovations, and organizational strategies that led to the development of this groundbreaking system. Learn about the major shifts in POWER9 design, including new interrupt controllers, memory management architectures, and advanced IO capabilities like NVLink and OpenCAPI. Discover how open source software played a crucial role in bringing POWER9 from concept to reality, and gain insights into the complex process of building and managing a supercomputer of this scale. Understand the applications of Summit in various scientific fields, including astrophysics, materials science, cancer research, and systems biology. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the timeline, hardware specifications, and software development process that made Summit possible, and explore the future of supercomputing in the post-Moore's Law era. Read more