HPC & cluster consulting services
Tecnologías Avanzadas Aplicadas SpA covers the full lifecycle of an HPC cluster: from initial design to daily operations and continuous improvement.
1. Cluster design and architecture
Compute, storage and network requirements analysis to propose a balanced, scalable architecture aligned with your budget.
- Sizing of compute, login and storage nodes.
- CPU, GPU, RAM and disk recommendations.
- Network topology and bandwidth requirements.
- Growth planning and hardware refresh strategy.
2. Cluster installation and configuration
End‑to‑end rollout, from operating system installation to job scheduler and core services configuration.
- Operating system installation on nodes.
- SLURM or other scheduler configuration.
- User authentication and directory integration.
- Environment modules (Lmod, Environment Modules) setup.
3. Scientific software builds
Consistent, optimized software environments for your most important scientific codes.
- GNU, Intel, Clang, AOCC and other toolchains.
- MPI, netCDF, HDF5, FFTW, BLAS/LAPACK libraries.
- Model builds (WRF, Dynare, CFD, climate and more).
- EasyBuild, Spack or custom scripts usage.
4. Operations, maintenance and support
Services to keep your cluster stable, secure and well utilized by your user community.
- Security updates and critical patches.
- Queue usage and wait time analysis.
- User support for job execution.
- Operational documentation and best practices.
5. Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring platform implementation or improvement for real‑time visibility of the cluster state.
- Integration with Prometheus, Grafana or similar tools.
- CPU, GPU, memory, disk and network metrics.
- Early alerts for failures or bottlenecks.
- Periodic usage reports per user or project.
6. Procurement and refresh advisory
Technical support during hardware and software acquisition, tenders or vendor proposal evaluation.
- Review of technical specs and RFPs.
- Technical comparison of vendor proposals.
- Cost/benefit analysis based on real workloads.
- Node and storage refresh planning.
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We can also design specific packages, such as monthly support, fixed‑scope projects or one‑off advisory for a particular procurement.
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