High performance computing (HPC) enables you to leverage parallel processing for performing complex calculations. You can do that on-premises or in the cloud. All top cloud vendors, like Azure, AWS, GCP, and IBM, provide HPC offerings. This article explains what is HPC, why it’s important, what is the difference between HPC services, and what are the benefits of using cloud-based HPC.

High-Performance Computing (HPC) enables you to leverage cloud-based supercomputing with the scalability of the cloud. Most major cloud vendors offer HPC services, including Azure, Google, and AWS. In this article, you’ll learn what HPC is and how it works on Azure. You’ll also learn how to deploy and manage Azure-based HPC.