SourceS-0015
Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (CERN)
References [15]2026-05-030 out · 1 in
CERN. "The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid." home.cern/science/computing/grid. WLCG collaboration, wlcg.web.cern.ch.
Key facts: 1.5 exabytes managed. 1.4 million cores. >170 sites in 42 countries. >2 million tasks per day. Managed hierarchy with central coordination at CERN.
Use: Tier 2 exemplar for particle physics; the largest-scale Tier 2 system in operation, demonstrating that coordinated multi-site preservation works at planetary scale.
Original whitepaper reference: [15]