Accessing High Performance Computing Facility on the Internet at Affordable Price

Asked By Trevor Y Roosa 30 points N/A Posted on - 10/24/2014

Do you know some companies out there offering HPC services at relatively low and affordable prices on the internet? How can I gain access to HPC facility to buy time in order to carry out some runs for a parallel computer code? Where can I find such High Performance Computing facility and can I get access to the facility for a limited period or it is an annul subscription.

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Answered By Moreen Jamnelly 10 points N/A #189320

Accessing High Performance Computing Facility on the Internet at Affordable Price

Hello, How are you? You may use AWS (Amazon web service). It allows you to amplify the speed of research by running HPC in the cloud and to decrease the costs by providing Cluster Compute and Cluster GPU servers on-demand without large capital investments. AWS currently supports improved networking capabilities using SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) for the C3 and I2 instance types. By using AWS you can save both time and money by leveraging Spot instances for your HPC work loads. Learn more.

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• Posted on - 11/07/2014
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