Parallel Works Expands ACTIVATE with New Virtualization Integrations to Streamline Cloud Resource Management 

CHICAGO, March 18, 2025 -- Parallel Works, provider of the ACTIVATE control plane for AI and HPC resources, today unveiled a powerful new OpenStack integration through its ACTIVATE platform, transforming how enterprise IT teams orchestrate and manage cloud resources.

ACTIVATE offers enterprises an accessible solution to optimize compute performance and slash cloud-related costs with auto-scaling, predictive analytics and centralized monitoring for enhanced operational efficiency.

“As public cloud costs surge, organizations are increasingly reevaluating their cloud strategies,” said Matthew Shaxted, founder and CEO of Parallel Works. "To manage rising expenses, many are integrating on-premises private clouds and Kubernetes clusters alongside their public cloud environments, reducing total cost of ownership. OpenStack support is a critical component of this private cloud repatriation strategy, allowing businesses to migrate their virtualized workloads on-premises while they explore full containerization with Kubernetes. By combining these cluster managers with our ACTIVATE control plane, we create a seamless experience across public and private clouds.”

Renewed interest in open-source virtualization technology has emerged as market dynamics shift toward repatriating cloud workloads to on-premises data centers. As licensing models evolve and costs rise, organizations are seeking alternatives to proprietary virtualization solutions. Virtualization technologies offer flexibility, enabling businesses to build and manage tailored private clouds with key advantages such as scalability, robust security and seamless, vendor-agnostic integration.

Parallel Works offers key advantages by enabling organizations to make the most of existing infrastructure while seamlessly integrating new technologies – no dramatic shift in operations required. ACTIVATE simplifies OpenStack, enhancing AI and HPC resource utilization, boosting performance and accelerating results, all while reducing administrative overhead and driving greater operational agility.

Key ACTIVATE OpenStack capabilities available today:

• Advanced workload orchestration: Enables custom workflows with GitHub-action-like YAML syntax for seamless integration with workflow fabrics while dynamically fractionalizing GPU resources to meet diverse computational needs.
• Dynamic cost control and usage tracking: Facilitates precise financial oversight by assigning billable VM shapes to OpenStack instances, with near-real-time analytics and automated alerts for budget control.
• Turnkey cluster provisioning: Allows rapid deployment of high-performance clusters for multiple workloads directly on OpenStack resources, with one-click deployments of pre-configured clusters and flexible resource sharing for enhanced collaboration.
• Enhanced end-user experience: Offers a unified access portal with a single, intuitive interface, allowing one-click launches of Jupyter notebooks, remote desktops, RStudio sessions and more for seamless experimentation and productivity.
• Seamless Storage Management: Full support for diverse storage types, including NetApp ONTAP volumes, ensuring data persistence and high performance.

ACTIVATE is purpose-built for AI and compute-intensive workloads, delivering advanced cost control across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. With its intuitive interfaces and API-driven workflows, ACTIVATE streamlines HPC cluster creation, enabling Research and Development teams to quickly provision and manage resources.

About Parallel Works

Parallel Works ACTIVATE is an HPC & AI control plane, empowering teams with seamless provisioning, management, and sharing of compute resources at scale across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments with advanced cost control and budgeting features. ACTIVATE facilitates collaborative research and enhances productivity through intuitive interfaces and API-driven processes, enabling flexible HPC cluster creation in the cloud. Visit Parallel Works at parallelworks.com.

Source: Parallel Works