HPC Cloud Updates WE 09 Jun 2024
Updates to AWS, Azure & GCP in the last week relevant for HPC practitioners
AWS
Need to adhere to STIG for your HPC? AWS have a blog post that’s going to be of interest to you then
Securing HPC on AWS: implementing STIGs in AWS ParallelCluster | Amazon Web Services
Want to accelerate creating compliant Amazon EC2 images? Learn how HPC users can leverage cloud-native methods for applying STIG security standards.
Amazon FSx for Lustre gets faster
Amazon FSx for Lustre increases maximum metadata IOPS by up to 15x - AWS
Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Amazon FSx for Lustre increases maximum metadata IOPS by up to 15x
c6id instances now available in Sao Paolo and Canada
Amazon EC2 C6id instances are now available in South America (São Paulo) region - AWS
Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Amazon EC2 C6id instances are now available in South America (São Paulo) region
Amazon EC2 C6id instances are now available in Canada (Central) region - AWS
Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Amazon EC2 C6id instances are now available in Canada (Central) region
Not sure why this isn’t bigger news rather than buried in their release notes. Looks like something we will have to try soon to see how it holds up! ML powered EC2 instance selection. Surprised it wasn’t branded AI too.
Amazon EC2 instance type finder capability is generally available in AWS Console - AWS
Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Amazon EC2 instance type finder capability is generally available in AWS Console
Azure
Quiet week on Azure. Nothing HPC related and very few release notes at all this week.
GCP
Google have five suggestions on how to reduce GCE costs
Compute Engine spend optimization part 1 | Google Cloud Blog
The first five of ten ways to reduce Compute Engine costs, from optimizing your infrastructure to taking advantage of discounts.
