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team management and engaging global customers on computational challenges using cutting-edge technologies .

Agnès now oversees the building of Viridien ’ s new HPC & Cloud Solutions business for a wider customer base . In her role today , she identifies two key challenges : “ Firstly , there are always technical challenges in our domain ; we have to make the right choices about the new technologies we deploy . The technology landscape is incredibly complex and fast moving , so we work with all the major suppliers to ensure our HPC labs can fully test and evaluate the next generations of compute technology .

“ But I would say our biggest challenge is expanding into new markets from our leading position in the energy industry . This begins with demonstrating the value of our expertise and technologies , and showing that fundamentally the solutions that we have developed for our energy clients address the same challenges faced by many other industries . These include the size of data volumes , the complexity of the modelling and simulations performed , as well as implementing AI at scale .”

Tailored solutions for evolving needs Harnessing over 70 years of pioneering industrial computing at scale in its global network of HPC hubs , Viridien is collaborating with new clients to optimise their HPC and cloud environments . As Agnès explains : “ We have amassed considerable expertise as pioneers in production environments . We ’ re excited about

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INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : FRANCE

Agnès Boudot is Executive Vice President , HPC & Cloud Solutions , Viridien . Agnès has more than 30 years ’ experience in the IT industry . She graduated from University Paris-Saclay with an engineering degree in computer science . She started her career at the CEA in France as a system software specialist and then worked for Cray , SGI and Bull in technical and sales positions where she gained considerable experience in various IT domains , especially HPC , storage , media and visualization . Before joining Viridien in 2022 , she worked at Atos , where , among other assignments , she successfully grew the activity of its global HPC , Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Business Line .

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