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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI SELECTS DELL TECHNOLOGIES’ SERVERS
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ew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has selected Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) to transform and build an advanced computing environment to fast-track research projects and drive measurable scientific results. NYUAD chose Dell PowerEdge Servers powered by AMD EPYC processors which enable faster adoption for HPC customers, due to high core counts in CPUs (up to 64 cores per socket), high memory capacity, and fast IO capabilities. This is further accelerated by NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs and connected with high-performance NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand networking, Dell Networking, and Dell Professional Services. With Dell PowerEdge Servers, NYUAD will be able to adopt AI and HPC initiatives to
Walid Yehia General Manager - UAE, Dell Technologies
access raw data, improve the accuracy of predictions and generate faster and smarter research outcomes with the high performance of AMD EPYC processors, NVIDIA A100 GPUs and NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand. The purpose-built architecture offers a leap in performance to achieve unmatched scientific computing, AI, and cloud data centers operations at lower cost and complexity. “Dell Technologies has been empowering universities and research institutes globally to drive major inventions with its scalable, flexible solutions. As the UAE works towards building a future-ready generation, we are pleased to support NYUAD in contributing to this vision with our high-performance computing solutions.” - Walid Yehia, General Manager UAE, Dell Technologies
CANON MIDDLE EAST SHORTLISTED FOR YPP PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD young leaders who are driving positive change across any area of sustainability and use their examples to encourage others. In 2023, Canon and the Global Good Awards again collaborated to launch the YPP Partner of the Year Award. The award is designed to recognise the incredible contributions made by organisations to support and empower young people to achieve sustainable change on issues that matter to them. Following a review of entries by a panel of judges including Steve Kenzie, Executive Director UN Global Compact Network UK, and Hassan Raja, former Canon Young People Programme participant and now Digital Comms Officer for the Mayor of London, Everyday Refugees Foundation, was
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shortlisted as a finalist in the Canon YPP veryday Refugees Foundation has been
around the world, that are blazing the trail
Partner of the Year category at the Global
shortlisted for the YPP Partner of the
for purpose-driven sustainability and ethi-
Good Award.
Year Award at the Global Good Awards 2023
cal leadership. They recognise leaders who
in recognition of its youth advocacy work
are achieving practical, real-world impact
other GGA award winners at the virtual
with the Canon Young People Programme in
that is both scalable and replicable.
awards ceremony on 12th July and will be
the Middle East. Founded in 2015 the Global Good Awards
In 2020, inspired by Canon EMEA’s Young
The winner will be showcased alongside
included in a GGA Winners’ event on 12th
People Programme, Canon and the Glob-
October, which will bring the 2023 finalists
reward businesses, NGOs, charities and
al Good Awards launch the Canon Young
together from all backgrounds to discuss
social enterprises of all shapes and sizes
Champion of the Year category to recognise
how we make positive change.
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