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Seamless Engineering Starts Here: On-Premises HPC Solutions Managed by TotalCAE’s Experts

TotalCAE On-Premises managed HPC cluster

About Our On-Prem HPC Clusters

At TotalCAE, we understand the challenges of maintaining a balance between agility, flexibility, and cost. Our mission is to reimagine the way you approach high-performance computing (HPC) for your engineering applications. On-premises HPC clusters are faster to download and upload results, integrate easier with on-prem workstations, and can provide a lower total cost of ownership for day to day workloads.

TotalCAE Platform is a Turn-Key All-Inclusive Solution:

  • Easy to use Web Portal and Command Line Portal
  • Job Scheduler with CAE License Aware Scheduling
  • Pre-built integrations with all major CAE applications
  • Capacity Planning and Analytics
  • Simulation Data Management
  • CAE Application License Management (CAE application licensing not included)
  • Bring Your Own Cloud Access
  • And many more features

The best part? Our team of CAE IT experts manage it all, so you don’t have to. Submit jobs in a few clicks, and then access the solved results when it’s ready. It’s that easy.

Your On-Premises Advantage with TotalCAE

Cost-Effective Computing

Cost-Effective Computing

● Our on-premise HPC systems deliver a 60% cost-saving compared to cloud solutions for everyday workloads. Your HPC, right at your premises.

Expert Management

Expert Management

Leave the management to us. Our team of CAE IT experts will keep the HPC cluster and your CAE applications running at peak performance, ensuring a robust experience and a 1-hour response time for help desk requests.

Maximum Flexibility

Maximum Flexibility

Need on-demand computing power? Use the same workflow and applications in your cloud tenant, all managed and supported by TotalCAE.

Why Choose TotalCAE's On-Premises HPC Solution?

Focus on Engineering, Not IT - We believe engineers should focus on what they do best - engineering. With our on-premises HPC systems or cloud solutions, we handle the IT so you don’t have to.

Unparalleled Flexibility - We offer the freedom to run all your CAE applications both on-prem (for cost efficiency) and on the cloud (for flexibility). Need to scale up with additional hardware or manage burst loads? We've got you covered.

White Glove Support – With email, online chat, web, and telephone support, our dedicated IT and global support team standing by for business hour assistance or 24/7 emergency support. You’ll know your support team by name (and by our lightning fast 1-hour response time during business hours)!

Fastest Data Transfer - With everything located within your environment, your local high-speed network is used for quick data downloads.

Lowest Fixed Cost – TotalCAE on-premises HPC clusters can offer up to 60% savings for your day to day workloads over cloud, at a fixed monthly cost.

Success Stories

Managed HPC Cluster Case Study


Read how the TotalCAE managed HPC cluster solution enabled O-I engineers to be more productive and received Best use of HPC award:

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Clusters that Just Work


Read how TotalCAE helped the ARA achieve the value of their HPC when previous clusters did not work for them:

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TotalCAE combines ease of use with worry-free operation. We're more than just a managed service; we're your partner in success.

TotalCAE is simple to use, straight forward, and enables us to focus on engineering and not HPC complexity.


Guang Dong, CAE Crash Lead — Lucid Motors

Frequently Asked Questions About Our On-Premises HPC Systems

We support every major FEA/CFD solver and popular engineering applications. If you have a 3rd party application or in-house solution not listed, please contact us. The main requirement is it runs on Linux.

IT departments love to work with us! We allow them to focus on larger company-wide IT issues, while we are laser focused on engineering HPC IT which is a highly specialized skillset that overworked corporate IT generally doesn't have time to tackle.

No. There are no hidden fees for setup, support, or anything else. We offer our service on a fixed monthly cost based on the number of engineers and applications we are supporting, for both on-prem and cloud.

Yes. We provide and support all the hardware and software required, which can be bought upfront from TotalCAE, or leased from your preferred leasing company.

Yes, though we find many pre-existing solutions often require remediation to improve their reliability and be in line with TotalCAE best practices.

No, we work with your CAE solver reseller or ISV. We prefer to remain neutral and do not recommend any particular vendor. This allows us to offer the best possible support for all applications with no conflict of interest. We fully manage and support all the licenses and license servers for the applications. We can also provide detailed license utilization reporting to assist you in optimizing/justifying your solver licensing.

Yes, contact us for details.

Our Managed HPC cluster solution is on dedicated hardware appliance in your data center. We also offer public cloud for burst and overflow computing in your cloud subscription. Download our free white paper: Managed On-prem HPC Clusters vs. Cloud or check out our bring your own cloud offering.

We’d love to answer them. Contact our sales team at (888)-268-3930.

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