WorkCloud Starter – Define the requirements of your next cluster

HPC workloads are evolving fast: with AI, data analytics, and simulation now competing for compute resources. Organizations can no longer think of HPC infrastructure renewal as a simple hardware upgrade. It requires a deep understanding of how resources are currently used, what future workloads will demand, and how to balance performance, cost efficiency, and environmental responsibility.

With WorkCloud Starter, UCit helps you understand how your HPC resources are used today, so you can define what they should be for tomorrow.

• We start by collecting and analyzing your HPC logs, which form the foundation of our technical assessment. These real-world data points (usage logs, metrics, workload typology) may reveal inefficiencies, underutilized resources, demand peaks and bottlenecks.
• We then conduct an in-depth interview with your teams to better understand your organization, workloads, constraints, and long-term objectives. This ensures the analysis is aligned with your operational reality and business goals.
• The result is a report, providing clear overview of workload distribution and infrastructure alignment: identifying how your current resources map to AWS capabilities and where optimization opportunities lie.
• Beyond diagnostics, the analysis delivers actionable recommendations: optimized cluster sizing, CPU/GPU balance, AWS versus on-prem strategy, node configuration, software compatibility, and scalability roadmap.

This approach empowers organizations to make informed, sustainable infrastructure decisions based on real usage data: turning technical insights into a strategic advantage, and maximizing the value of AWS solutions and services.