The Journey to HPC: Simplifying Workstation Migration for Success
Many businesses are running into performance bottlenecks and don’t realise that High-Performance Computing (HPC) could solve them. If your team is pushing workstations to their limits, it might be time to think bigger.
If any of this sounds familiar, your workloads may have outgrown your current setup:
- Workstation performance is limiting how fast your team can work.
- Jobs are overrunning or being left to run overnight due to resource constraints.
- Upgrading desktops doesn’t solve your performance issues.
- Teams are stuck working locally, limiting collaboration.
- You’re managing large or growing datasets without scalable infrastructure.
- Software licences are underutilised or stuck on individual machines.
- Remote or hybrid work is difficult to support with current tools.
Benefits of Adopting HPC
Transitioning to HPC is about more than speed, it is about working smarter with your existing tools and enabling your teams to do more in less time. HPC provides the infrastructure to handle complex, compute-intensive tasks reliably and efficiently.
Faster Processing
If your team spends hours or days waiting for simulations or analyses, HPC can cut those times dramatically, helping you meet deadlines and increase productivity.
Easy Scalability
Instead of costly workstation upgrades, add compute power as your needs grow, scaling smoothly without disrupting your operations.
Better Resource Use
Centralised HPC resources reduce idle time and ensure you get maximum value from your hardware investment.
Remote Collaboration
Enable hybrid and multi-site teams to access powerful compute resources securely from anywhere, without performance loss.
Lower Costs
Consolidate workloads onto fewer systems to reduce hardware, energy and maintenance expenses compared to many high-end desktops.
Improved Data Control
Central storage and access management reduce data duplication, improve security and simplify compliance.
Red Oak Consulting has been instrumental in getting us up to speed, helping us design and deploy an HPC solution that we can genuinely manage and grow ourselves.”
Manchester Metropolitan University
From the moment we engaged with them, their professionalism and expertise were evident. They demonstrated a deep understanding of our needs and provided tailored solutions that perfectly aligned with our requirements. Their level of engagement and commitment to delivering high-quality results matched our expectations. Red Oak Consultancy has proven to be a reliable and knowledgeable partner in the realm of HPC, and we continue to benefit from their valuable support.”
Lloyd’s Register
Why Partner with Red Oak Consulting?
- Commitment to operational excellence.
- Knowledge Transfer, sharing our expertise with your team to support the retention of in-house skill.
- Our strategies are designed with scalability in mind, allowing your HPC & AI capabilities to grow alongside your ambition.
- Proven record in the delivery of solutions that are effective and seamlessly integrated into workflows.
- Wide Ranging Cloud, HPC and accelerator experience.
- Our team boasts a unique blend of domain expertise and HPC specialisation. We understand the nuances of your scientific, commercial, or sensitive data, combined with the knowledge to unlock its full potential on HPC platforms.
Explore Our Range of HPC Consultancy Services
Strategy & Planning
Develop an HPC strategy that meets the current and future
needs of all users and includes securing funding for a sustainable solution.
Procurement
Managing the complex process of HPC technical specifications, as in-depth as required, to deliver the right solution, on time and in budget.
Implementation
Reduce downtime, mitigate risk, improve performance and ensure reliability to enhance business productivity.
Optimisation
Understand your workflows, the ratio of computational intensity vs data intensity, test performance, speed, agility, whilst analysing all HPC costs to understand its true value.
Managed Services
Boost productivity with our HPC Cloud Computing services, including expert support, system management and research engineering.
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