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Computing-as-a-Service Infrastructure for Accelerating Digital Engineering
DescriptionHigh-Performance Computing (HPC) provides significant advantages to researchers across diverse fields due to its capability to handle complex and data-intensive computations beyond conventional systems. However, not all researchers possess the expertise to leverage HPC effectively. Sandia's Computing as a Service (CaaS) project aims to democratize HPC by offering its performance without requiring researchers to become HPC experts.
CaaS first developed a prototype for the DetNet team, focusing on delivering simulation-as-a-service for the detonator community. This presentation highlights the prototype's components (UI, Cloud, HPC), demonstrating their use of containerization for scalability and portability. The creation of containers optimized for HPC resource utilization is discussed, covering performance and security challenges. Additionally, the deployment of frontend containers via Kubernetes is outlined, including challenges linked to integrating frontend and HPC cluster containers. This initiative bridges the gap between HPC capabilities and researchers' accessibility, fostering a collaborative environment for advanced computational research.
CaaS first developed a prototype for the DetNet team, focusing on delivering simulation-as-a-service for the detonator community. This presentation highlights the prototype's components (UI, Cloud, HPC), demonstrating their use of containerization for scalability and portability. The creation of containers optimized for HPC resource utilization is discussed, covering performance and security challenges. Additionally, the deployment of frontend containers via Kubernetes is outlined, including challenges linked to integrating frontend and HPC cluster containers. This initiative bridges the gap between HPC capabilities and researchers' accessibility, fostering a collaborative environment for advanced computational research.
