Description
The Red Bull Racing Formula One team was created in 2004 when Red Bull bought the Jaguar Racing team and achieved its first podium in Monaco in 2006. During 2006 there was investment in new staff and new equipment, while a key appointment was made, in the form of renowned designer Adrian Newey.
IBM Systems and Technology Group Automotive
Case Study
Red Bull Technology
races forward with HPC
Reaching for pole position
Overview
Business challenges
The Red Bull Racing Formula One team was created in 2004 when Red
Bull bought the Jaguar Racing team and achieved its first podium in
onaco in 200!" #uring 200! there was investment in new staff and
$
Epensi!e IT infrastructure was not
performing at full capacity
new e%uipment& while a 'e( appointment was made& in the form of
$ Red Bull Technology wanted to
maimi"e the significant in!estment
they had made
Solution
renowned designer Adrian )ewe(" *ind tunnels and other simulation
tools were developed and as the team wor'ed hard on the RB+& the first
car to be designed b( the new technical team& the team,s foundations
were firml( established" The investments paid off and Red Bull Racing
$ Platform #S$ intelligently scheduled
wor%load and dynamically allocated
resources
ended the 200- season b( finishing fifth in the .onstructors,
.hampionship& ahead of teams with far greater e/perience"
Benefits 0igh 1erformance .omputing 201.3 technolog( was a good addition
$ More than &' percent increase in
performance and throughput
to the team,s vehicle design toolset" *hile Red Bull Technolog( had
made heft( investments in a high %ualit( 4T infrastructure& without
$ Reporting tools %eep senior eecuti!es
updated on progress
$ ()ility to optimi"e license scheduling
means priority *o)s can always run without
needing to o!er+pro!ision
licenses
01. management software& the compute resources were operating
below its full potential" The team reali5ed that b( building a grid using the
best d(namic resource management software available& the( would
be able to do significantl( more simulations in less time than before"
6ven with man( hundreds of cores available& the demands of the
.omputational Fluid #(namics 2.F#3 department were prett( well
insatiable" 7imulation is what drives improvements in design and the
demands it was ma'ing on processing power was overwhelming"
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Case Study
"One of Platform
Computing's strengths is
its support team which
you don't necessarily get
with those from other
companies. We can turn
to Platform Computing
for help when something
doesn't work and they are
very responsive, no
matter the time of the
day."
8 ,athan Sy%es
C$- Team #eader
Red Bull Technology
"The Platform Computing
partnership goes from
strength to strength year
on year."
8 ,athan Sy%es
C$- Team #eader
Red Bull Technology
Automotive
4B9 1latform .omputing: technolog( helps
ma'e cars go faster
;Our team is alwa(s loo'ing for innovation partnerships with
companies who can bring to us contemporar( and e/citing new
technologies that ultimatel( help us to ma'e the car go faster&; sa(s
7teve )eve(& Business #evelopment anager& Red Bull Technolog("
;Our 01. s(stem is being used for various t(pes of simulation&
primaril( for aerod(namic simulation with .F# or computational fluid
d(namics" *e,d 'nown about 1latform
The Red Bull Racing Formula One team was created in 2004 when Red Bull bought the Jaguar Racing team and achieved its first podium in Monaco in 2006. During 2006 there was investment in new staff and new equipment, while a key appointment was made, in the form of renowned designer Adrian Newey.
IBM Systems and Technology Group Automotive
Case Study
Red Bull Technology
races forward with HPC
Reaching for pole position
Overview
Business challenges
The Red Bull Racing Formula One team was created in 2004 when Red
Bull bought the Jaguar Racing team and achieved its first podium in
onaco in 200!" #uring 200! there was investment in new staff and
$
Epensi!e IT infrastructure was not
performing at full capacity
new e%uipment& while a 'e( appointment was made& in the form of
$ Red Bull Technology wanted to
maimi"e the significant in!estment
they had made
Solution
renowned designer Adrian )ewe(" *ind tunnels and other simulation
tools were developed and as the team wor'ed hard on the RB+& the first
car to be designed b( the new technical team& the team,s foundations
were firml( established" The investments paid off and Red Bull Racing
$ Platform #S$ intelligently scheduled
wor%load and dynamically allocated
resources
ended the 200- season b( finishing fifth in the .onstructors,
.hampionship& ahead of teams with far greater e/perience"
Benefits 0igh 1erformance .omputing 201.3 technolog( was a good addition
$ More than &' percent increase in
performance and throughput
to the team,s vehicle design toolset" *hile Red Bull Technolog( had
made heft( investments in a high %ualit( 4T infrastructure& without
$ Reporting tools %eep senior eecuti!es
updated on progress
$ ()ility to optimi"e license scheduling
means priority *o)s can always run without
needing to o!er+pro!ision
licenses
01. management software& the compute resources were operating
below its full potential" The team reali5ed that b( building a grid using the
best d(namic resource management software available& the( would
be able to do significantl( more simulations in less time than before"
6ven with man( hundreds of cores available& the demands of the
.omputational Fluid #(namics 2.F#3 department were prett( well
insatiable" 7imulation is what drives improvements in design and the
demands it was ma'ing on processing power was overwhelming"
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Case Study
"One of Platform
Computing's strengths is
its support team which
you don't necessarily get
with those from other
companies. We can turn
to Platform Computing
for help when something
doesn't work and they are
very responsive, no
matter the time of the
day."
8 ,athan Sy%es
C$- Team #eader
Red Bull Technology
"The Platform Computing
partnership goes from
strength to strength year
on year."
8 ,athan Sy%es
C$- Team #eader
Red Bull Technology
Automotive
4B9 1latform .omputing: technolog( helps
ma'e cars go faster
;Our team is alwa(s loo'ing for innovation partnerships with
companies who can bring to us contemporar( and e/citing new
technologies that ultimatel( help us to ma'e the car go faster&; sa(s
7teve )eve(& Business #evelopment anager& Red Bull Technolog("
;Our 01. s(stem is being used for various t(pes of simulation&
primaril( for aerod(namic simulation with .F# or computational fluid
d(namics" *e,d 'nown about 1latform