Webinar: HPC Containers on Alps

The Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (ETH Zurich / CSCS) is pleased to announce the webinar “HPC Containers on Alps”, to be held on Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 11:00 to 12:00 CET.

Content

Linux containers provide a convenient way to package applications along with their dependencies into portable, self-contained units that can be reliably deployed across different computing systems. On the Alps Research Infrastructure, containerized HPC workflows are supported through the Container Engine toolset, which integrates containers seamlessly into the platform while maintaining scalability, performance, and compatibility with standard container formats.

This webinar introduces the Container Engine on Alps and walks participants through key capabilities, including building images directly on compute nodes, running containerized workloads through the Slurm Workload Manager, and harnessing advanced hardware features like GPUs and the Slingshot interconnect. We will also share recommended practices and guidelines for use cases that rely on MPI, NCCL, and other communication libraries.

Trainer

Alberto Madonna (Senior Software Engineer, CSCS)

Target audience

Members of the CSCS User Community

Date and time

Thursday, December 11, 2025 , from 11:00 to 12:00 CET

Format and timeframe

1h webinar via Zoom videocoference system. 

Connection details

https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66650919604

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A video recording will be made available after the webinar.

We look forward to connecting with you on Thursday, December 11, 2025!