Overview
This engagement evaluates your current HPC landscape and maps it to Azure HPC capabilities to support informed decisions before a proof of concept or full migration.
What You Will Gain
- Migration Clarity: Clear understanding of how your current HPC environment aligns with Azure HPC capabilities.
- Performance Insights: Visibility into expected scalability, burst capacity, and performance potential.
- Cost Transparency: High-level cost comparison and optimization opportunities in Azure.
- Reduced Risk: Informed decision-making before committing to a PoC or full migration.
What Is Included
Scope includes technical assessment, feasibility analysis, and executive-ready guidance for next steps.
- Comprehensive assessment of compute, storage, networking, and HPC software components.
- Workload and job scheduling analysis with performance evaluation.
- Azure compatibility and feasibility analysis.
- High-level cost comparison and optimization insights.
- Executive-ready presentation and roadmap outlining next steps toward Azure HPC adoption.
Engagement Timeline
- Discovery & Objectives: Stakeholder interviews, define success criteria, establish scope
- Current State Analysis: Review HPC infrastructure, workloads, performance patterns, and operational costs
- Azure Feasibility & Analysis: Assess compatibility, scalability, architectural considerations, and benchmark expectations
- Security, Compliance & Cost Review: Evaluate Azure security posture, certifications, and pricing considerations
- Overall Duration: Typically 3–5 Weeks
- Timeline and scope may vary based on the size and complexity of the HPC environment
Who This Offer Is For
- Organizations operating on-premises or hybrid HPC environments evaluating cloud migration.
- Research institutions, engineering firms, or enterprises with compute-intensive workloads.
- IT and infrastructure teams seeking clarity before initiating an Azure HPC proof of concept.
Prerequisites
- Access to relevant HPC infrastructure documentation and technical stakeholders.
- Understanding that this engagement focuses on assessment and planning (not workload migration).
- Detailed performance testing or benchmarking may require a follow-on PoC.
- Final scope dependent on environment size and complexity.
