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Hello Ting-Yang,

 

This is very timely for us as we have just submitted - today - our first request for ThinLinc to start using VIS! We had previously not been using it because our AI work was almost entirely Python-based. However, we are currently exploring agentic coding and looking to leverage VIS, and likely the GPU accelerator. Ou planned usage will likely be general interactive work – we want to be able to implement AI-powered experimental development work (more to follow on how frequent, etc.).

 

Thanks for keeping us up to date on the ongoing review of services.

 

Stany

 

Stany Nzobonimpa

 

Team Lead, AI CoE - Data Science

Office of the Chief Information Officer | Corporate Services

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | Government of Canada

Stany.Nzobonimpa@infc.gc.ca / 343-596-7158

 

Chef d’équipe, CE en IA - Science des données

Bureau du dirigeant principal de l’information | Services ministériels

Logement, Infrastructures et Collectivités Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

Stany.Nzobonimpa@infc.gc.ca / 343-596-7158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Lai, Ting-Yang (SSC/SPC) <Ting-Yang.Lai@science.gc.ca>
Sent: October 20, 2026 9:21 AM
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Cc: Mowbray, Dale (SSC/SPC) <Dale.Mowbray@ssc-spc.gc.ca>
Subject: [Hpco-hicc-partner-support-ochp-licc-soutien-au-partenaire] Request for Feedback on GPSC Services - Visualization nodes

 

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Hello,

As you may know, we are currently reviewing our services and would appreciate your feedback regarding GPU usage on the Visualization (VIS) nodes of the Science and Collaboration cluster.

We would like to better understand how these resources are being used:

  1. Do you use the VIS nodes?
  2. If so, do you primarily use them for the desktop environment (for example, file navigation, visualization, or general interactive work)?
  3. Do you use GPU acceleration on the VIS nodes?
  4. If so, how frequently do you use GPU acceleration?

Please reply to this email at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for your time and input. Your feedback will help us improve our services and better align them with user needs.

Kind regards,

 

Ting-Yang Lai

Support Analyst / Analyste de Soutien

HPC Optimization / Optimisation CHP

Hosting Services Branch / Direction générale des services d'hébergements

ting-yang.lai@ssc-spc.gc.ca