AWS HPC Blog
Tag: Compute
Running FSI workloads on AWS with YellowDog
Financial services firms: we stress-tested YellowDog’s HPC environment to see if it could handle a 10m task batch at 3,000 tasks per second. Check out the results.
Improve HPC workloads on AWS for environmental sustainability
Need to cut your carbon footprint without sacrificing productivity? Migrating HPC workloads to the cloud allowed Baker Hughes to reduce emissions by 99%! Get tips for optimizing compute, storage, networking so you can do better.
Harnessing the scale of AWS for financial simulations
Struggling with long compute times for numerical simulations in finance? See how AWS makes it simple to leverage the cloud for large-scale financial modeling. We walk through a real example using QuantLib and Monte Carlo methods.
Job queue snapshots: see what’s at the head of your queues in AWS Batch
AWS Batch just grew a neat new feature: Job queue snapshots. This gives you the visibility you need for managing throughput in a dynamic environment – with competing priorities – and across multiple queues and workloads. Today we give you the inside scoop on how this feature works – especially when you’re using fair share scheduling.
Integrating Research and Engineering Studio with AWS ParallelCluster
Researchers, engineers & scientists – learn how to leverage AWS ParallelCluster with Research & Engineering Studio for a full-featured cloud workspace. Read this post for details on this new integration.
Optimizing MPI application performance on hpc7a by effectively using both EFA devices
Get the inside scoop on optimizing your MPI apps and configuration for AWS’s powerful new Hpc7a instances. Dual rail gives these instances huge networking potential @ 300 Gb/s – if properly used. This post provides benchmarks, sample configs, and real speedup numbers to help you maximize network performance. Whether you run weather simulations, CFD, or other HPC workloads, you’ll find practical tips for your codes.
Introducing new alerts to help users detect and react to blocked job queues in AWS Batch
Heads up AWS Batch users! Learn how to get notifications when your job queue gets blocked so you can quickly troubleshoot and keep your workflows moving. Details in our blog.
Improve the speed and cost of HPC deployment with Mountpoint for Amazon S3
Don’t sacrifice performance OR ease of use with your HPC storage. Learn how Mountpoint for Amazon S3 combines high throughput and low latency with the simplicity of S3.
Slurm REST API in AWS ParallelCluster
Looking to integrate AWS ParallelCluster into an automated workflow? This post shows how to submit and monitor jobs programmatically with Slurm REST API (code examples included).
How Maxar builds short duration ‘bursty’ HPC workloads on AWS at scale
In this post, we hear from Maxar’s WeatherDesk team on how they deploy their HPC workloads using a “fail fast” software development technique so they can be sure of meeting customer deadlines for their business.