5 Winning Strategies to Accelerate Engineering: Cloud HPC Should be User-Centric (Part 1 of 5)

The blog post introduces a six-part series that examines the shift from traditional hardware-centric High-Performance Computing (HPC) to a user-centric model, emphasizing the importance of user productivity over hardware utilization. Traditional HPC models prioritize maximizing hardware usage to justify costs, often leading to competition among engineers for resources. In contrast, a user-centric approach focuses on the strategic impact of engineering productivity on business outcomes, providing engineers with the necessary tools, data, and policies to enhance decision-making and efficiency without the need for resource escalation. The post highlights the importance of aligning HPC environments with business priorities, security policies, and evolving technology trends to optimize both performance and economic considerations. It discusses Rescale’s approach to automating HPC environments, allowing engineers to leverage cloud-based infrastructure seamlessly, thereby enabling them to concentrate on critical engineering tasks. The author, Garrett VanLee, is involved in product marketing at Rescale and focuses on the intersection of supercomputing, HPC, and AI simulation models to drive innovation across industries.