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What Is Democratizing HPC?

HPC is available to you today if you need it!

This public resource center contains information related to how anyone can easily gain access to HPC resources and expertise.

What is HPC?  There are lots of terms that essentially are variations of the same thing:  HPC (High Performance Computing), Advanced Modeling, Simulation & Analysis, Technical Computing, Cluster Computing, Parallel Computing.  Specifically, these refer to computers at the frontline of current computational processing capacity.

Why would you use HPC?  For some situations, experimentation may not be adequate to test theories because things may be too small to see and measure, systems may be too large and remote, or processes can be too fast or too complex.  Alternatively, simulations or analyzes may take too long  or the size of the data is too large to be contained on a personal computer.

Regardless of your experience level with HPC, in order to fully utilize it, you need access to three main components:  hardware, software, and expertise.

HPC Hardware can consist of cloud based resources, small departmental level clusters, or even powerful workstations, etc..  These are available from a variety of vendors, ranging from online ‘pay-as-you-go’ access, to large systems custom designed and installed in dedicated data centers.

CAE software can comprise of things such as solvers, meshers, visualization, and workflow managers, etc..  This software can range from very specialized, open-source packages available at no cost, to more generic commercial packages that can run across a wide scale of domains and resources.

Expertise that is available includes domains such as Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Structural Analysis, Bioinformatics, etc.  Companies needing expertise often start with external consulting “engineering service providers” who can assist with a specific project, before eventually directly hiring domain experts versed in a variety of technical skills.

 

 

Building Simulation in the Cloud

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has proven to be a feasible and faster way of approaching building design virtually. Simulations can be used at multiple stages of a building design starting from microclimate assessment using building massing, selection of ventilation components, occupant comfort assessments, and analysis to check for regulatory compliance.

The Democratization of HPC

HPC is now mainstream and no longer an expensive, fringe technology reserved for the most elite scientific organizations.

Power Maxed Racing Uses Simulation in the Cloud to Win Championships

PMR uses cloud-native engineering simulation to design & develop specialist cooling systems, including radiators & intercoolers, maximizing the intake temperatures & airflow using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and then verifying the performance of these components before costly in-house fabrication.

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Why we must democratize access to high-performance computing

We are entering the Age of Insight – a new era that is defined by insights and discoveries that benefit all and that elevate the greater well-being of every human on the planet.

Democratizing High Performance Computing

Reducing barriers to entry with cloud-based solutions

Generic Missile Aerothermal Project

A semi-coupled aerothermal analysis of a generic missile geometry was performed with RavenCFD and Velodyne: Heat Transfer Solver.

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Four Ways to Connect Digital Threads with Simulation and Realize the Promise of Industry 4.0

Data is like the steam power that drove the first Industrial Revolution, the successor to the electrical connections that drove the second one, and the byproduct of the computers that brought about the Digital Revolution.

Energy systems optimization using simulation modeling

This blog post shows how simulation helps analyze the effects of using renewable energy sources, decentralized energy management, and changing social behavior on energy consumption.

With Rimac, The Fastest Electric Hypercars Finally Reach the Cloud

Rimac Technology engineers were running more and more simulations with an aging, on-premises high performance computing (HPC) cluster. While compute power continued to fall short, the demand for resources continued to grow exponentially.

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Connect to Cloud-Enabled Simulation Tools Designed for SOLIDWORKS Users

Learn how you can benefit from cloud-enabled simulation with proven technology from SIMULIA®, including Abaqus, fe-safe, and CST.

High Performance Computing in the Cloud for Manufacturing Engineers?

In this eBook, you’ll discover the numerous advantages offered by HPC in the cloud, and how it grants engineers access to the right computing resources necessary for running compute and data-intensive computer simulations.

Rimac Technology gains scale and speed with Azure HPC and AMD

Initially, Rimac developed its own internal HPC cluster to provide the computing resources and storage it needed to innovate and iterate its products. However, as Rimac grew, it required greater scale and more powerful computing. Migrating workloads from its internal cluster to the cloud offered the prospect of improving simulations and models, adding greater complexity to those models, and doing it all faster.

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7 Ways to Save Costs & Increase Your ROI in the HPC Cloud

UberCloud President, Wolfgang Gentzsch dives into seven cost savings (resp. increasing ROIs), in the HPC Cloud.

Simulation on the Cloud with OnScale

Watch this podcast from OnScale.

DEHN: Lightning strikes the cloud

Thanks to the HPC environment in Azure CycleCloud, we’re in a position to draft cluster configurations that perfectly match our needs in next to no time.

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Engineering HPC Applications In Google Kubernetes Engine

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) recently introduced a new compute optimized VM based on 3rd generation AMD EPYCTM processors called C2D. C2D instances provide the largest VM sizes within the Compute Optimized VM family and are best suited for HPC workloads.

Cloud HPC Rising to Meet New Workplace Demands

With many organizations redefining the future of work and collaboration, cloud-enabled teams and tools are increasingly the lifeblood of business continuity.

FLSmidth transcends on-premises limitations with Azure high-performance computing

UberCloud and Microsoft collaborated with a blended FLSmidth team, bringing the company’s engineering teams the performance and collaboration gains they need for continuing success.

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6SigmaDCX Release 15: What’s New

The Digital Twin provides a collaborative framework and the necessary design tools to drive informed, real-time decisions regarding thermal risk and capacity utilization. 6SigmaDCX Release 15 streamlines data center design and management with new big data features, faster model creation and automation across the board.

Manufacturing Engineers can turn to Cloud HPC for Work from Home

In this special guest feature, Wolfgang Gentzsch from the UberCloud describes how engineers can perform work from home in the same way they do at their offices, while maintaining or even increasing productivity.

Buro Happold creates sustainable environments with Azure high-performance computing

When Buro Happold needs to create complex models to help ensure safety, sustainability, and performance for its buildings and other spaces, it turns to Microsoft Azure high-performance computing (HPC) using Intel® Xeon® processors.

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Aerodynamics Simulations with Ansys CFX and Fluent in the UberCloud: Part 1

In this article (Page 34), UberCloud presents two aerodynamics case studies dealing with cloud-based services for engineering-specific applications and use cases that objectively demonstrate the progress of cloud computing in the aerodynamics sector over the past few years.

Simulation-Powered AI with OnScale & MATLAB

This white paper discusses how synthetic datasets for training AI can be generated in hours using the OnScale cloud simulation platform. The demonstrated approach of using synthetic datasets to train AI networks can drastically reduce cost, risk, and time for the development of new hardware technologies.

Aerodynamics Simulations with Ansys CFX and Fluent in the UberCloud: Part 1

In this article (Page 34), UberCloud presents two aerodynamics case studies dealing with cloud-based services for engineering-specific applications and use cases that objectively demonstrate the progress of cloud computing in the aerodynamics sector over the past few years.

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2020 Prediction: Dr. Alan Chalker

Ohio Supercomputer's Dr. Alan Chalker shares his thoughts on 2020

2020 Prediction: Wolfgang Gentzsch

The Uber Cloud's Wolfgang Gentzsch shares his vision for 2020

Aerodynamics Simulations with Ansys CFX and Fluent in the UberCloud: Part 2

UberCloud presents two aerodynamics case studies using cloud-based services with Ansys CFX and Fluent for engineering applications, as well as use cases that demonstrate the progress that has been made in cloud computing for the aerodynamics sector over the past few years.

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CAE and Cloud Computing Among the Big Winners in Coming Years

Wolfgang Gentzsch, president and co-founder of the UberCloud and Rev-Sim Moderator shares his thoughts on the coming years in this MCADCafe article.

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 23

Fast and Cost-Effective Compressor Map Generation using Cloud-Based CFD

Engineering Simulation using Ansys in the Cloud: Part 1

In this article (page 35), the first in a series, UberCloud presents a series of case studies of cloud-based services for engineering-specific applications and use cases that objectively demonstrate the progress of cloud computing in this sector over the past seven years.

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Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 22

TotalSim US: Truck Add-On Predictor

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 21

Virtual Testing of Severe Service Control Valve with Autodesk CFD in the AWS Cloud

Engineering Simulations using Ansys in the Cloud: Part 2

On page 40 is the second part of an article presenting a selection of case studies dealing with engineering simulation in the cloud using ANSYS software LS-DYNA, HFSS, and ANSYS Discovery Live; the first part appeared in the previous edition of the EnginSoft magazine and presented case studies based on ANSYS CFX and Fluent.

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CAE and Cloud Computing Among the Big Winners in Coming Years

Wolfgang Gentzsch, president and co-founder of the UberCloud and Rev-Sim Moderator shares his thoughts on the coming years in this MCADCafe article.

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 23

Fast and Cost-Effective Compressor Map Generation using Cloud-Based CFD

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 22

TotalSim US: Truck Add-On Predictor

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 21

Virtual Testing of Severe Service Control Valve with Autodesk CFD in the AWS Cloud

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 20

Afton Chemical Corporation HPC Case Study: Fluid Performance

Virtual coffee Break Series: Part 19

Coupling in-house Finite Element code with Ansys Fluent

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 18

HPC Case Study Valve Design: Clippard Instrument Laboratory had a proportional valve that was not delivering consistent performance. See how Democratizing HPC was able to help.

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Series: Part 15

Case Study: Gas Liquid Two-Phase Flow Application - Evaluation of gas rate due to liquid flow in energy plant liquid storage facility

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 14

Developing efficient processes to gain critical information to test aerodynamics and analyze racing behavior on various tracks keeps NASCAR ahead of the curve.

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Series: Part 13

Democratizing HPC Case Study: CFD Analysis of a V6 Intake Manifold with STAR-CCM+

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Series: Part 12

Ohio Supercomputer Center Case Study on Pallet Design

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Series: Part 11

Case Study – Dielectric Heating of an Insulated Block

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Webinar Series: Part 10

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Webinar Series. Democratizing HPC Part 10

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Series: Part 9

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Webinar Series. Democratizing HPC Part 9

The ROI of GPU-Accelerated Computing

Trying to decide when to use GPUs on HPC? Check out this whitepaper!

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Video: Part 8

Democratizing HPC – Part 8: Welding Simulation

Rev-Sim Virtual Coffee Break: Part 7

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Webinar Series. HPC (High Performance Computing) Part 7: Democratizing HPC - CFD Modeling of ABB Transformers

Rev-Sim Coffee Break: Part 6

Democratizing HPC. Ohio Supercomputer Case Study: Aircraft Design

ANSYS Provides Path to Cloud HPC

ANSYS Cloud delivers on-demand cloud HPC access within the ANSYS portfolio to democratize simulation.

Rev-Sim Virtual Coffee Break: Part 4

A RevSim virtual coffee break short video featuring a Greenlight Optics Case Study.

Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 3

A RevSim virtual coffee break short video highlighting the virtual modeling and simulation of pharmaceutical production tank mixers by ANSYS.

Rev-Sim Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 2

Case study showcasing the democratization of HPC services and resources for everyday business purposes.

Rev-Sim Virtual Coffee Break Series: Part 1

Rev-Sim Coffee Break Webinar Series. HPC (High Performance Computing) Part 1: Series Introduction

By the Numbers: Democratization

Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2019, the analytics output of business users with self-service capabilities will surpass that of professional data scientists.

OSC Research Team Improves Code to Benefit Industrial Engineers

The Ohio Supercomputer Center’s (OSC) Karen Tomko, Ph.D., and the University of Illinois/Urbana’s Robert Dodds, Ph.D., recently wrapped up a project that will greatly enhance the simulation capabilities of manufacturing engineers.

University of Buffalo Center for Computational Research expanding industry partnership program

The University at Buffalo Center for Computational Research (CCR) is expanding its super-computing capability with new grants. The center will use the awards to purchase advanced computing equipment that will triple its computing power, enabling it to better support new and existing businesses in advanced manufacturing, the life sciences and other industries.

Moving CAE Applications to the Cloud is Getting Easier

UberCloud's Wolfgang Gentzsch and Burak Yenier discuss the role of the Cloud in democratizing simulation in this Digital Engineering article.

Democratizing HPC: OSC Releases Version 1.3 of OnDemand, Seeks Grant for 2.0

How the Cloud is Falling Short for HPC

HPCWire recently summarized many of the issues facing HPC users that want to utilize commercial could vendors

Democratizing thermal modeling with a cloud-based simulation app

More detailed and faster simulation with high-performance cloud computing.

Latest signal for cloud HPC’s role in CAE’s future: Rescale $14 million funding round

Bruce Jenkins discusses the future of High Performance Cloud Computing.

Supercomputing for the Rest of Us

Supercomputing or High-Performance Computing (HPC) you can use for the duration of a project.

Audience Questions: Supercomputing for the Rest of Us

Alan Chalker from Ohio Supercomputer Center and Lee Margetts from simulation industry association NAFEMS join DE’s editor Kenneth Wong for the roundtable talk on supercomputing.

Simulation for the Masses is AweSim

Digital Engineering's Beth Stackpole recaps the AweSim initiative.

Comet Supporting Ohio Supercomputer Center AweSim Initiative

Comet Solutions’ Simulation Applications (SimApps™) will be available on the cloud through a partnership with the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) via the OSC AweSim initiative.

Simulation in the Cloud is Becoming Mainstream

Engineering.com's John Hayes explains that - when it comes to simulation - its time to get your head in the clouds.

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