How to Save 80% with TotalCAE Managed On-Prem Clusters and Cloud

In the past, companies with high-performance computing (HPC) CAE applications would buy, install, and manage systems sized to handle their CAE workloads that matched their fixed CAE licensing. That was necessary to ensure jobs ran in the time frames needed to conduct business and maximize the use of their expensive CAE licensing. Unfortunately, the downside of fixing capacity and CAE licensing was having less agility to meet unexpected demand or new requirements.

Thanks to HPC cloud infrastructure, and flexible CAE licensing options, companies can expand their HPC capabilities. Companies can size systems for their day-to-day workloads and burst into the cloud during peak periods for urgent time-sensitive workloads. However, the ease of on-demand HPC capacity often leads to situations where companies incur added costs for workloads that would be better run with a lower-cost option.

The heart of the matter is not all workloads should pay a price premium for the agility and flexibility of on-demand. The optimal mix depends on utilization, the type and quantity of CAE licensing the client has, and required turnaround times. TotalCAE enables clients to maximize performance while minimizing costs, giving engineers the tools to target the best type of hardware for the job.

Even when the HPC infrastructure mix is optimized, there are additional ways to avoid and reduce IT management and HPC software costs, namely by using a managed HPC solution for engineers like that offered by TotalCAE.