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	Nissan and Rescale: Innovation that Excites

Nissan and Rescale: Innovation that Excites

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Nissan, a global full-line vehicle manufacturer, was facing challenges with its on-premise High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. The company was limited by fundamental aspects of on-premise computing, such as limited electric power, high total cost, and data center utilization challenges. Their on-premise HPC systems were constrained by the initial hardware and software specifications, were complex to operate, and struggled to handle high-demand (peak) loads. These inherent on-premise problems threatened Nissan's innovation, market leadership, agility, and time-to-market. Read More
About Customer	Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2018, the company sold 5.52 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.6 trillion yen. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. The company has a strong focus on innovative modern vehicle design and development while implementing best-in-class engineering and IT business practices for digital transformation. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, Nissan chose Rescale’s ScaleX Enterprise platform because it provides diverse and scalable HPC resources on a pay-per-use model, and an efficient global administration infrastructure. Rescale’s managed HPC platform converted Nissan’s complex stack of software, hardware, and infrastructure into a single, unified solution that remains agile in the fast-moving technology environment. Nissan’s engineers are able to access the latest technology selection through a single, unified solution and at virtually unlimited scale. This allowed Nissan to allocate the right resources at the right time, avoid over-provisioning and wasting resources, and avoid under-provisioning and creating product development delays. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Nissan, a global full-line vehicle manufacturer, was facing challenges with its on-premise High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. The company was limited by fundamental aspects of on-premise computing, such as limited electric power, high total cost, and data center utilization challenges. Their on-premise HPC systems were constrained by the initial hardware and software specifications, were complex to operate, and struggled to handle high-demand (peak) loads. These inherent on-premise problems threatened Nissan's innovation, market leadership, agility, and time-to-market.

About Customer

Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2018, the company sold 5.52 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.6 trillion yen. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. The company has a strong focus on innovative modern vehicle design and development while implementing best-in-class engineering and IT business practices for digital transformation.

Solution

To address these challenges, Nissan chose Rescale’s ScaleX Enterprise platform because it provides diverse and scalable HPC resources on a pay-per-use model, and an efficient global administration infrastructure. Rescale’s managed HPC platform converted Nissan’s complex stack of software, hardware, and infrastructure into a single, unified solution that remains agile in the fast-moving technology environment. Nissan’s engineers are able to access the latest technology selection through a single, unified solution and at virtually unlimited scale. This allowed Nissan to allocate the right resources at the right time, avoid over-provisioning and wasting resources, and avoid under-provisioning and creating product development delays.

Impact #1	Nissan was able to match utilization effectively and optimize the simulation performance for specific applications
Impact #2	With the pay-per-use model, Nissan could minimize the HPC cost of on-premise systems during peak usage
Impact #3	With improved infrastructure agility-Nissan’s capability to quickly deliver the right computing resources, in the right scale, and precisely when it is needed without queuing or wasting engineering labor

Impact #1

Nissan was able to match utilization effectively and optimize the simulation performance for specific applications

Impact #2

With the pay-per-use model, Nissan could minimize the HPC cost of on-premise systems during peak usage

Impact #3

With improved infrastructure agility-Nissan’s capability to quickly deliver the right computing resources, in the right scale, and precisely when it is needed without queuing or wasting engineering labor

Benefit #1	18% Cost Optimization of Applications and Productivity
Benefit #2	50% Cost Reduction for HPC Expenses
Benefit #3	0 Queue During Peak Demand

Benefit #1

18% Cost Optimization of Applications and Productivity

Benefit #2

50% Cost Reduction for HPC Expenses

Benefit #3

0 Queue During Peak Demand

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