HPC Cloud Updates WE 04 Aug 2024

AWS

Having trouble selecting AWS instance types? This might help.

Using the MAQAO framework to analyze application performance across instances | Amazon Web Services

Choosing the right AWS instance type can be tricky. We’ll show you how to inspect & tune app performance across architectures using MAQAO framework & a molecular dynamics app as an example. Read our new blog for optimization tips!

Amazon Web Services

HPC Ops. Can’t say it’s a term I’d come across before but I guess at least its clear what it means. Might steal that one.

HPC Ops: DevOps for HPC workloads in the cloud | Amazon Web Services

Interested in boosting productivity for HPC users and admins? Read this post to learn how HPC Ops (infrastructure as code + CI/CD) delivers faster, more consistent infrastructure deployments and pain free experiences for your users.

Amazon Web Services

CloudWatch adds some new dimensions for EC2

New Amazon CloudWatch dimensions for Amazon EC2 On Demand Capacity Reservations - AWS

Discover more about what’s new at AWS with New Amazon CloudWatch dimensions for Amazon EC2 On Demand Capacity Reservations

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Hibernation support for Graviton based EC2 instances. Handy if you need faster spin up times

AWS Graviton-based EC2 instances now support hibernation - AWS

Discover more about what’s new at AWS with AWS Graviton-based EC2 instances now support hibernation

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Picking your AMI for your EC2 fleet just got a little easier

Amazon EC2 Fleet and EC2 Auto Scaling groups now supports aliases for Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) - AWS

Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Amazon EC2 Fleet and EC2 Auto Scaling groups now supports aliases for Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Azure

Switch your NetApp filers from Azure to customer provided keys without data migration

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files volume encryption key transition

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files volume encryption key transition

This looks really interesting and very promising. Granular carbon emission data! This could prove to be incredibly valuable in optimising HPC workloads not only for price but for CO2 emissions also. Still in preview but definitely something we will be looking into!

Public Preview: Azure Carbon Optimization

Public Preview: Azure Carbon Optimization

GCP

HPC Toolkit rebranded to Cluster Toolkit and now supports AI/ML workloads

Build AI/ML & HPC clusters with Cluster Toolkit (fka HPC Toolkit) | Google Cloud Blog

Cloud HPC Toolkit is now Cluster Toolkit, and offers several benefits for users looking to deploy large-scale AI/ML & HPC clusters on Google Cloud.

Google Cloud

C3 bare metal instance types now in GA

Compute Engine C3 bare-metal and X4 machine types now GA | Google Cloud Blog

Compute Engine general-purpose and memory-optimized X4 and C3 bare metal machine types are now generally available, with certification for SAP HANA.

Google Cloud