Reducing Simulation Runtime Using Amazon EC2 Hpc7g Instances with Fairbrics

After setting up the account, UCit trained the Fairbrics team to launch and use it. “Finding the right solution for Fairbrics was an iterative, conversational process,” says Philippe Bricard, CEO and founder of UCit. “It had to be something that would continue to evolve depending on Fairbrics’s priorities and capabilities going forward.”

Amazon EC2 Hpc7g Instances are powered by AWS Graviton 3E processors, which are designed to deliver the best price performance for cloud workloads running in Amazon EC2. These processors greatly accelerated Fairbrics’s simulation runtimes, with one simulation on an HPC cluster being about twice as fast as the time it took previously on a single workstation. Moreover, while a single simulation took 10 hours before using HPC clusters, Fairbrics can now run five simulations in parallel in a few hours. That means the team can get results in days instead of months. “We are developing new kinds of devices, and those have to be tested,” says Pujals. “If I can run an accurate simulation and get results in a couple of days, that’s valuable.”

Using this solution, Fairbrics has achieved better price performance through speed and efficiency; the team can do more with the same budget it always had. At the same time, AWS Graviton 3E processors align with Fairbrics’s sustainability goals, which include minimizing climate risk and raising resilience. “It’s one of the least energy-hungry technologies,” says Bricard. “We knew AWS Graviton 3E processors were the right direction.”

UCit also suggested NICE DCV, a high-performance remote display protocol that provides customers with a secure way to deliver remote desktops and application streaming from any cloud or data center to any device, over varying network conditions. This solution makes it possible for Fairbrics to analyze and monitor simulations remotely, which has been useful for the team. It can check that simulations are running correctly anywhere at any time. Another benefit of this solution is security. “We embedded many authentication and security techniques into the solution,” says Bricard. “This is absolutely key for Fairbrics because its innovative method of making polyester is a competitive advantage that needs to be kept secure.”

With a significant boost in efficiency and speed, Fairbrics now has the capability to adapt to its future business requirements and continue developing sustainable fabric. By using AWS HPC services, the team can make innovative products much faster than before.

“Using AWS empowers us to do more, get more insights, and do our jobs better,” says Pujals. “All the work we’ve done on AWS has helped us to go further than we could before.”