Parallel Works, the provider of the ACTIVATE control plane for AI and HPC resources, has announced a new OpenStack integration within its ACTIVATE platform, streamlining how enterprise IT teams manage and orchestrate cloud resources. The enhanced platform empowers enterprises to maximize compute performance and reduce cloud costs through advanced auto-scaling, predictive analytics, and centralized monitoring, driving greater operational efficiency.

“As public cloud costs surge, organizations are increasingly reevaluating their cloud strategies,” said Matthew Shaxted, founder and CEO of Parallel Works. “To manage rising expenses, many are integrating on-premises private clouds and Kubernetes clusters alongside their public cloud environments, reducing total cost of ownership. OpenStack support is a critical component of this private cloud repatriation strategy, allowing businesses to migrate their virtualized workloads on-premises while they explore full containerization with Kubernetes. By combining these cluster managers with our ACTIVATE control plane, we create a seamless experience across public and private clouds.”

Parallel Works enables organizations to make the most of existing infrastructure while seamlessly integrating new technologies – no dramatic shift in operations required. ACTIVATE simplifies OpenStack, enhancing AI and HPC resource utilization, boosting performance and accelerating results, all while reducing administrative overhead and driving greater operational agility.

Key ACTIVATE OpenStack Capabilities Available Today:

● Advanced workload orchestration: Enables custom workflows with GitHub-action-like YAML syntax for seamless integration with workflow fabrics while dynamically fractionalizing GPU resources to meet diverse computational needs.

● Dynamic cost control and usage tracking: Facilitates precise financial oversight by assigning billable VM shapes to OpenStack instances, with near-real-time analytics and automated alerts for budget control.

● Turnkey cluster provisioning: Allows rapid deployment of high-performance clusters for multiple workloads directly on OpenStack resources, with one-click deployments of pre-configured clusters and flexible resource sharing for enhanced collaboration.

● Enhanced end-user experience: Offers a unified access portal with a single, intuitive interface, allowing one-click launches of Jupyter notebooks, remote desktops, RStudio sessions and more for seamless experimentation and productivity.

● Seamless Storage Management: Full support for diverse storage types, including NetApp ONTAP volumes, ensuring data persistence and high performance.

ACTIVATE is purpose-built for AI and compute-intensive workloads, delivering advanced cost control across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. With its intuitive interfaces and API-driven workflows, ACTIVATE streamlines HPC cluster creation, enabling Research and Development teams to quickly provision and manage resources.