Higher Performance for Higher Ed: Rescale for Academia, Research and Government

Rescale provides a platform that facilitates high performance computing (HPC) for government, research, and academic institutions, allowing them to tap into on-premise, cloud, and multi-center HPC resources through a single portal. This platform offers users the flexibility to select the best architecture for specific computational jobs, while administrators can manage users, permissions, resources, and budgets across various environments, mitigating issues of over- or under-utilization. Rescale's platform supports over 300 commercial and open-source applications, providing both a command-line interface for experienced users and a graphical interface for those less familiar with HPC. It also features a recommendation engine for optimal application execution and manages software licenses efficiently. The platform enables collaboration by allowing users to share and clone jobs, supports strict security measures, and offers budget management to prevent excessive costs. These capabilities align with the National Science Foundation's findings on the benefits and challenges of cloud computing in academia, echoing the advantages of modern cloud platforms in accelerating research and teaching while addressing potential adoption hurdles.