HPC Heading onto the Cloud
Demand for HPC on the cloud, particularly from large institutional users, is drawing specialty organizations together to fill the need. Management firm Platform Computing, for example, recently linked up with HPC firm Instrumental Inc. to provide a cloud-based HPC service aimed at U.S. government agencies. The service is based on Platforms' ISF and ISF Adaptive Cluster systems and is designed to supplement legacy heterogeneous HPC operations, as well as related hardware and virtual environments, giving agencies the ability to scale up operations without substantial upfront capital costs.
