AWS re:Invent 2014 | (BDT208) Finding High Performance in the Cloud for HPC

Hear how high performance for HPC workloads can be found in the cloud. In this panel session, Nicole Hemsoth, Editor in Chief of Cloud Insights and of HPCWire, hosts a lively discussion with experts who address the reality that big data and high performance computing performance cannot be sacrificed. They explore how HPC users have been finding the AWS cloud a cost-effective way to get large-scale, performance-sensitive jobs done in a fraction of the time and without the heavy lifting required to maintain on-premises systems. Users are always looking for more (and more interesting) ways to implement their HPC jobs in the cloud. From working with GPU-powered instances to instances with more memory or capability, panelists explore what performance really means in the cloud, how on-site, traditional supercomputing compares to the cloud, and what the future may be for HPC end users with cloud services. Sponsored by Intel.