Supercomputer says yes to Cork

Ireland’s first liquid-cooled supercomputer is set to be deployed in Cork.

Known as the NVIDIA HGX B200 supercomputer, it is believed the new system will put Cork at the forefront of next-generation AI computing in Europe.

Delivered through a specially made new entrance last week to cloud provisioning platform CloudCIX’s facility in Hollyhill, Cork city, the system stands at over 2.5 metres tall and weighs close to a tonne.

The system is built on NVIDIA’s latest Blackwell architecture and is an upgrade to the Boole Supercomputer, named after mathematician George Boole, who was a professor at Queen's College, Cork, now UCC.

CloudCIX Managing Director Jerry Sweeney said the milestone shows how high-performance AI infrastructure can be delivered by independent Irish operators in a secure, sovereign environment.

“More and more Irish companies are working with AI models that demand extreme performance and tight control over data. This upgrade gives industry, startups and applied researchers a world-class compute platform here in Ireland, close to their teams, their systems, and their customers.”

The project was led by AlloComp, CloudCIX’s AI infrastructure partner.

AlloComp Co-Founder Niall Smith said the deployment illustrates how rapidly AI infrastructure is evolving and why the next generation of data centres needs to be built differently.

He said: “Boole Supercomputer upgrade represents a major step forward in what’s possible with AI, but it also marks a fundamental shift in the infrastructure required to power it.

“Liquid cooling is no longer optional – it is the only way to deliver the density, efficiency, and performance for demanding AI workloads.”

Due to go live in the coming weeks, the system will shortly begin onboarding customers as part of CloudCIX’s sovereign AI infrastructure offering.

The company said the supercomputer strengthens Ireland’s position in key AI-driven sectors such as medtech, pharma, smart manufacturing, robotics, and computer vision.

To mark the deployment, CloudCIX and AlloComp will host AI FORWARD >Supercomputing the Future on 27 January. The national event will bring together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, technology partners, and AI enthusiasts.

Attendees will be among the first in Europe to see a liquid-cooled NVIDIA B200 system in person.