Marking its official launch today as a new force in high-performance data infrastructure, NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) today announced its official partnership with Atlassian Williams Racing.
Backed by dedicated leadership and investment, NMC² has a clear mission as it works at the bleeding edge of technology: to scale and enhance the High Performance Compute (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that underpins its clients’ research, production and delivery of the means to reach breakthroughs in shaping the industries of tomorrow.
NMC² has chosen Atlassian Williams Racing as the perfect partner to deliver a high-impact launch showcasing its capabilities in delivering infrastructure for greater speed, precision and control. The NMC² branding made its debut on the FW47 driven by Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which saw Sainz secure the team’s first podium since 2021 with an assured drive to third place. This is the start of a long-term partnership which will help introduce NMC² to the world through aligning with an icon of Formula 1 – a sport with an unrivalled global footprint and the pinnacle of engineering excellence and human innovation. The NMC² branding will be on the cars at this weekend’s Singapore race and into the future.
NMC² join the team’s growing roster of world-class partners working at the frontiers of technology, engineering and data science to support its quest for Championship success.
Beyond the racetrack, the partnership also brings together two organisations committed to inspiring the next generation to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers – vital to driving innovation in both Formula 1 and HPC.
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“Atlassian Williams Racing is pleased to have been selected by NMC² to join, from launch, its journey pushing the boundaries of performance by harnessing the very highest levels of computer science and engineering. As a team with innovation at its heart chasing tiny margins in the world’s fastest sport, we look forward to helping NMC² attract the talent and partners to unleash the power of High Performance Compute across a range of industries.”
James Vowles, Team Principal, Atlassian Williams Racing
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“We are delighted to be partnering with Atlassian Williams Racing to introduce ourselves to the world. As one of the most successful Formula 1 teams of all time, they are the perfect representation of speed, control and performance under pressure which NMC² will deliver for our clients while accelerating sector value differentiation.”
André Trotter, President, NMC²
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About Atlassian Williams Racing
For almost 50 years, Atlassian Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name. Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.
About NMC²
NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is a newly established organisation working with multiple partners and industries to unleash the power of High Performance Compute (HPC). Its engineers develop critical infrastructure to remove friction in scientific research, decision making, simulations and analysis, enabling breakthroughs and faster innovation.
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