AI & Computing – High-Performance Computing

HPC: Top performance without clusters

Computationally intensive workloads, from numerical calculations to genomics, on dedicated hardware and GPU instances – HPC performance that you book rather than build.

Why centron

The cluster you don’t need to buy

In-house HPC clusters tie up capital and staff – rented high-performance computing only pays off when calculations are being carried out.

Dedicated compute nodes

Dedicated servers with AMD EPYC / Intel Xeon and NVMe deliver exclusive, consistent performance for your jobs.

GPU nodes for this purpose

For GPU-accelerated code, RTX instances can be added to the cluster – from €92.59 per month (billed by the hour).

Nodes linked

VPC networks connect computing nodes with low latency – MPI jobs run across multiple machines.

Computing time rather than investment

No procurement requests, no maintenance, no floor space – just computing time, whenever you need it.

From a job to a cluster

HPC environments tailored to your requirements

Individual large-scale jobs run on a dedicated server; recurring workloads are assigned to a small cluster with a scheduler (Slurm) spread across several nodes within the VPC. Input data and results are managed by S3, whilst Kubernetes orchestrates containerised jobs.

on demandHPC performance without having to buy your own equipment
Calculate costs using the price calculator
  • Exclusive knots – Dedicated server with NVMe
  • Scheduler-ready – Slurm & container jobs
  • GPU expansion – RTX nodes as required
  • Data handling – S3 for input and output
Recommended modules

The right centron products

Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.

Dedicated Server
Ab
29,99 € / Monat
Exclusive hardware
  • AMD & Intel CPUs
  • NVMe as the standard
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
Cloud GPU
Ab
92,59 € / Monat
NVIDIA performance
  • RTX A4000 from €92.59 per month
  • Dedicated, not shared
  • No minimum term
Kubernetes
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29,99 € / Monat
Container orchestration
  • AutoScaler included
  • Traffic at a fixed price
  • CI/CD-ready
In a nutshell

How much do HPC servers cost at Centron?

On-demand HPC servers: High-Performance Computing for simulation and research – billed by the hour rather than investing in 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 Kubernetes. Hosting is provided in compliance with the GDPR in centron’s own certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz data centres, with BSI C5:2020 Type 1 certification. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.

Packages and prices
Building blockPrice
Dedicated Serverfrom €29.99 per month
Cloud GPUfrom €92.59 per month
Kubernetesfrom €29.99 per month
AI & Compute FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run MPI jobs across multiple nodes?

Yes – compute nodes connect within a VPC with low latency; traditional schedulers such as Slurm and MPI set-ups can be configured as usual. For consistently high interconnect requirements, we can advise on the appropriate node sizing.

How much does it cost to get started?

The starting prices are deliberately low: Dedicated Servers from €29.99 per month, Cloud GPUs from €92.59 per month and Kubernetes from €29.99 per month. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit valid for 60 days – you can calculate the cost of your specific configuration transparently using the price calculator.

Can this be implemented in a way that complies with the GDPR?

Yes. In high-performance computing, it is usually the input data sets that contain personally identifiable information – for example, in medical, climate or social research. With centron, both the computing load and the data remain in Germany, with no outsourcing to external clusters. Operations take place in certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz data centres; for ccloud³ / Managed Cloud, there is an unrestricted BSI C5:2020 Type 1 certificate. Details can be found in the Trust Centre.
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