Mizuho Securities Selects HPE to Accelerate Advanced Financial Simulations and Strengthen AI Readiness
Key Highlights
- ➤Mizuho Securities selects HPE Cray XD2000 for over 360 million daily calculations
- ➤Production scheduled for mid-2027 after installation begins this fall
- ➤Direct liquid cooling targets 1.6 times current performance per server node
- ➤Initial deployment comprises eight server nodes, with staged expansion planned
- ➤Mizuho Securities will assess GPU-accelerated computing for future private AI infrastructure
Expert Statements
Hirokazu Mochizuki, Senior vice president and managing director for HPE Japan
“HPE systems have long underpinned Mizuho Securities’ financial business, and we are delighted that Mizuho Securities is the first in Japan’s financial sector to select HPE Cray XD2000 featuring direct liquid cooling as the foundation for its next stage of growth.”
Hirokazu Mochizuki, Senior vice president and managing director for HPE Japan
“As Mizuho Securities advances its global business, we see consistent, sustainable compute performance as vital to supporting increasingly demanding financial simulations.”
Hirokazu Mochizuki, Senior vice president and managing director for HPE Japan
“Drawing on more than 50 years of liquid cooling technology and HPC expertise, HPE looks forward to deepening this longstanding relationship and supporting the company as it continues to grow and deliver greater value to its customers.”
Ken Utsunomiya, Operating Officer, CIO, CPrO, Head of Global IT and Head of Global Operations, Mizuho Securities
“Mizuho Financial Group is advancing its Global Corporate and Investment Banking strategy, which integrates commercial banking and investment banking capabilities on a global scale.”
Ken Utsunomiya, Operating Officer, CIO, CPrO, Head of Global IT and Head of Global Operations, Mizuho Securities
“To execute this strategy and deliver higher-value financial products and services to more customers, strengthening our compute infrastructure by transitioning from air cooling to liquid cooling and ensuring reliable operations is essential to our continued business growth.”
Ken Utsunomiya, Operating Officer, CIO, CPrO, Head of Global IT and Head of Global Operations, Mizuho Securities
“Through this initiative, we will enhance our ability to address increasingly demanding and complex financial simulation requirements and deliver even greater value to our customers.”
Mizuho Securities Selects HPE to Accelerate Advanced Financial Simulations and Strengthen AI Readiness
New infrastructure underpins Mizuho Securities’ expanding global business strategy and future AI ambitions
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