NVIDIA Acquires SchedMD, Maintainer of Slurm HPC Scheduler

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NVIDIA acquires SchedMD, developer of the open-source Slurm workload manager, aiming to strengthen HPC and AI software ecosystems while keeping Slurm open.

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NVIDIA has acquired SchedMD, the company behind the open-source Slurm workload manager used in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI clusters. Slurm will remain open-source and vendor-neutral, supporting a broad range of hardware and software environments.

Slurm is a leading job scheduler, powering more than half of the top 100 supercomputers worldwide. It is critical for managing complex workloads in AI, research, and enterprise clusters. NVIDIA plans to accelerate Slurm's development and integration with its accelerated computing platform, while continuing to support heterogeneous clusters and the broader open-source community.

This move is expected to bolster the open-source software ecosystem and drive innovation in HPC and AI at every scale, benefiting industries from autonomous driving to healthcare and financial services.

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  • TPU