1. © 2002 IBM Corporation Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers “…Creating a technology future worthy of Montana…” Title slide November 21, 2008 Montana Board of Regents Version 13 Dr. Alex Philp, RMSC Evan Barrett, GOED

2. © 2002 IBM Corporation Rocky Mountain SuperComputing Centers Governor’s Vision Improve state’s technology infrastructure Improve state’s competitive positioning Bring opportunities to emerging workforce Improve state’s economy – inside and outside “the boot” Bring Montanans & business home Promote Private/Public Partnerships

3. The Great American Supercomputing Desert

4. Montana Technology Oasis

7.  A computing system typically consisting of multiple processors working together with a lot of memory per processor, a lot of disk storage across the entire system that is capable of performing a large number of calculations in a short period of time on a large amount of data to achieve a single task.  Typical classes of problems include: Problems of Scale Simulation and Modeling Difficult or “Hard” Problems – Non- Deterministic (NP) – Adaptive Systems; Artificial and Natural What is Supercomputing?

8. Why a supercomputing cyberinfrastructure? Computational Needs of Technical, Scientific, Digital Media & Business Applications Approach or Exceed the Petaflop/s Range not be modified. CFD Wing Simulation 2.1 x 10 14 FLOPS CFD Full Plane Simulation 8.7 x 10 24 FLOPS Digital Movies & Special Effects 2.7 x 10 19 FLOPS Source: Pixar Source: A. Jameson, et al Modeling the optimized deployment of 10,000 part 2.4 x 10 15 FLOPS Spare Parts Inventory Planning Source: B. Dietrich, IBM Source: AGM, LGC, M-OSRP M-OSRP Seismic 45 x 10 15 FLOPS Intelligent Oilfield 1.7 x 10 21 FLOPS

9. Next-Generation Problems and Solutions

10. The “Big Idea” – RMSC (State of Montana) Mission To enable next-generation discoveries, advancements and solutions for commercial, academic, and governmental stakeholders through the utilization of high performance computing applications and services. Through the Stakeholders:  Secure sustainable growth through multiple funding mechanisms  Advance competitiveness across multiple economic sectors  Support the expansion of Montana’s economy in the global marketplace.

11. The “Big Idea” – RMSC - State of Montana Vision To establish Montana as a recognized leader in the execution of a next-generation high performance computing business model as a fundamental component of Montana’s economic engine. This vision will be realized by:  Crossing a critical cyberinfrastructure threshold  Becoming first in the nation for a “demand” based HPC business model leveraging economies of scale  Achieving “on-demand” computing capabilities  Focusing upon the investment in human capital as the critical component of the computing vision.

12. “On Demand” Business Model Minimize Capital Costs Focus on operating costs & human resources Service delivery CUSTOMER RMSC-IBM COMPUTER Compute/Architect LARGE IBM SYSTEMS

13. RMSC Governance Model...  501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation  Board of Directors (Government, Academic, Private Sector & Industry Directors) Professional Staff – Growing HPC Business User Advisory Committee Technical Advisory Committee Governmental Advisory Committee Alex Philp, GCS, Msla, Pres. & Chair Larry Hall, S&K Industries, Pablo Paul Tuss, Bearpaw Development, Havre Joe Figueria, MT Tech, Butte 3 Others to be selected

14. RMSC Governance Model...  501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation  Board of Directors (Government, Academic, Private Sector & Industry Directors) Professional Staff – Growing HPC Business User Advisory Committee Technical Advisory Committee Governmental Advisory Committee  Centers of Excellence (CoE) Representatives  Certified Regional Development Corporations  IP Protection, GAAP Accounting & Professional Staff

15. RMSC 501(c)(3) Private, Non-profit Affiliated w/ Tech Advisory Committees: User Groups Technology Govt Interface Staff Paid Donated MSU-B Bio-diesel MONTEC Fire Sciences CRDCsLDOs MIST Simulation Tech Ranch NCHCIOther ITSD Equip. Software, etc Thornton Building Data Center, Workspace IBM Services: Direct & On-Demand Academic CUSTOMERS: Direct and Thru CRDCs, LDOs & COEs -- Private & Public MT TECH Equip. Software, etc

16. RMSC Multi-Tier Coverage MAP

17. RMSC Expansion... Dillon Helena Missoula ND / SD ABAB PNL WYWY Billings Miles City Butte Bozeman SKSK Great Falls INLINL HavreKalispell Glendive

18. RMSC – Support Chart Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers, Inc. -- Initial Project Investment Monies $ 250,000State ITSD funding to Montana Tech to prepare business plan/model $ 48,944Montana Tech sabbatical costs to prepare business plan/model $ 250,000OCHE funding for supercomputer equipment to Montana Tech $ 259,000State ITSD funding for supercomputer equipment $ 35,000State GOED funding for operations until 6/30/09 $ 51,346Montana Tech sabbatical costs for operations until 6/30/09 $ 100,000State ITSD funding in support of operations until 6/30/09 $ 50,000State of Montana in-kind services $ 140,000GCS Research in-kind services of Dr. Alex Philp $ 25,000MERDI cash services $ 1,209,290Total Startup from State, Private Contributions To Date $ 1,600,000IBM – Equipment and Software $ 200,000Federal EDA Grant – Thornton Building Renovation $ 250,000Montana Department of Commerce – Thornton Building Renovation $ 75,000Butte-Silver Bow URA Grant – Thornton Building Renovation $ 525,000Total Renovation Cost for Thornton Building $580,000 $ 3,714,290 $2,000,000 $5,914,290 Local Operational Grant/Loan Total Anticipated Pre-legislative Investment Anticipated Legislative Appropriation TOTAL INVESTMENT

19. © 2002 IBM Corporation Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers “…Creating a technology future worthy of Montana…” Title slide November 21, 2008 Montana Board of Regents Version 13 Dr. Alex Philp, RMSC Evan Barrett, GOED

20.  Project Description: Real-Time, Immersive Training of Medical Personnel  Potential Job Creation: 119 Modeling and Simulation Center Jobs 35 within the Temporary Staffing Agency supporting Modeling and Simulation Center  Mean Salary Data: $9.6M without Benefits  Scope of Project: National Scope for Project RMSC: Case-Study Modeling and Simulation in Healthcare (NCHCI) – Montana Impact

21. RMSC: Projected Job Creation Estimates (Conservative)

22. Questions and Discussion