ENERGY FIRM SUCCESS STORY
Energy Firm Boosts Weather Prediction Performance 10x with Li9’s Automated HPC Cluster
10x Faster Performance
Dramatically accelerated critical weather prediction workloads compared to the previous environment
Fully Automated Infrastructure
Fully automated and reproducible environment, eliminating manual errors and ensuring consistency.
Empowered Teams
Enabled greater efficiency and agility in the company’s adoption of a multi-cloud strategy.
Solution Architecture
The Challenge: Lack of Resources, Knowledge, and Support
The company was struggling with a lack of computing resources for its critical weather prediction workloads. This core issue was compounded by several other significant challenges that hindered their operations and innovation:
- No Visibility: A missing monitoring subsystem meant there was no visibility into the health or performance of the cluster.
- Unsupported Environment: The existing HPC environment lacked any formal support structure, putting operations at risk.
- Knowledge Gaps: A general lack of in-house knowledge about HPC and limited, poorly documented automation created major inefficiencies.
The Solution: Automation, Integration, and Knowledge Sharing
Li9 designed a comprehensive solution to build a modern, supportable, and highly performant HPC environment from the ground up.
HPC Cluster Automation
Li9 developed a solution to fully automate the deployment and management of the 30+ server HPC cluster, including the build and compile process for their specialized weather software.
Centralized Automation & Monitoring
We integrated Ansible Automation Platform with Red Hat Satellite for a central repository of roles and playbooks. We also implemented a monitoring and logging stack with Grafana for crucial visibility.
Knowledge Transfer & Support
Throughout the project, Li9 focused on knowledge sharing and delivering comprehensive documentation to empower the client’s team, backed by post-implementation support to ensure their continued success.
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