The Bull User Group for eXtreme Computing (BUX) is a global, independent community of users dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of large-scale, parallel scientific and technical computing systems provided by Bull. The group fosters the exchange of information and knowledge about these systems and offers guidance to Bull on critical development and support needs for large-scale technical environments. Bull, as an affiliate, is committed to supporting this user group.
BUX was established on 20th June 2011, during ISC’11 in Hamburg, following discussions earlier that year in Paris among users of Bull's extreme computing solutions.
The objectives of BUX are to:
Facilitate the exchange of experiences among members and with Bull
Provide Bull with valuable insights and help prioritise their initiatives
Enable networking with Bull's HPC experts during BUX events
Identify emerging technologies and support long-term development efforts
BUX members
Member testimonials
Being a part of this group, for more than a decade, alongside the innovative minds behind our HPC technology, has been a diverse, open, supportive community to help us solve common issues as well as share the joy of the successes achieved together.
IT4I / VSB-TUO member
Being able to have a technical exchange with other Bull customers is invaluable to steer together future developments and discuss current issues. BUX is one of the best venues for this exchange and any organization deploying Bull clusters should, in my opinion, consider joining.
Jülich member
BUX provides an essential link to other High-Performance Computing (HPC) sites and often supports efficient problem solving. With the commissioning of the second Eviden HPC system in a row at DKRZ, BUX shows that it cam make a significant contribution to operational success.
DKRZ member
The Bull user group is a great place for exchanging knowledge about operating large scale HPC systems for different domain topis. The in-person meetings are always a great experience and allow HPC admins to talk openly about all topics regarding the operation of HPC.
DWDG member
BUX allows every member to get very close with each other. Our systems perform better through the shared experiences of every BUX member.
CEA member
Membership structure
Board of Management:
The Board of Management shall comprise of a President, Vice-President and Secretary. They are named “Directors”.
Full member:
Membership is by a legal entity. A multi-site legal entity is represented as a single Member. Each Member must designate a natural person as its representative and one as a deputy. Members must sign the BUX Charter and accept embedded rules including Confidentiality. Members must have a signed and current non-disclosure agreement with Bull. Applying institutions must either operate a Bull HPC system or have entered into a contract to have such a system delivered to their site within one year of the date of application. Member applications are evaluated by the BUX board to check their compliance with the Charter criteria, and then submitted to the vote of the BUX Members, who have the final decision.
Affiliate:
An Affiliate is an institution that is providing solutions to enhance BUX Members use of Bull HPC systems for scientific and technical computing but is not a member of BUX or does not otherwise qualify for membership and cannot vote to the board and annual meetings.
Associate member:
Associate membership is available for organisations that are responsible for operating a significant portion of an HPC system. An Associate Member does not have any voting rights. The Members of BUX vote to accept an institution as an Associate Member. An Associate Member must have accepted and signed the present Charter and Rules including the Rules of Confidentiality.
Who can join?
If your organisation owns a Bull HPC system, you can join BUX as a member.
