OpenFOAM & Co. on powerful CPU and GPU instances: simulation runs scale in line with the project rather than the hardware budget.
CFD thrives on iterations – the faster a run, the more variants the project generates.
Large meshes are assigned large instances or dedicated servers – smaller versions run in parallel on several VMs.
GPU-enabled solvers and post-processing benefit from dedicated RTX cards from €92.59 per month (billed by the hour).
Simulation data is transferred to S3 – every calculated variant remains traceable and comparable.
Hourly billing fits in well with project-based costing – no hardware that sits idle between jobs.
Instead of tying up a workstation for weeks on end, ten variants run in parallel on ten instances – orchestrated via scripts or Kubernetes jobs. Results are collected by S3, whilst post-processing is handled by a GPU instance running ParaView.
Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.
CFD simulation in the cloud: flow calculations on HPC and GPU instances – computing power on demand instead of your own clusters. The core component is a dedicated server from €29.99 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented, as required, by Cloud GPU and S3 Object Storage. All data remains in Germany: in our own data centres in Hallstadt near Bamberg, certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz and BSI C5:2020 Type 1. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.
| Building block | Price |
|---|---|
| Dedicated Server | from €29.99 per month |
| Cloud GPU | from €92.59 per month |
| S3 Object Storage | from €5.00 per month |
Sign up and receive €200 credit at centron within your first 60 days.
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