Ignite

Platform Engineering promises “Golden Paths” and low cognitive load, but usually assumes you’re in the cloud. What if your “cloud” is a multi-site supercomputer? At CSCS, we’re using the vCluster framework to turn raw bare-metal into immutable, software-defined environments. Learn how our Platform Automation team configures the Alps supercomputer to deliver production-ready clusters for everything from weather forecasting to AI - proving that even the most unforgiving hardware can be tamed with a DevOps mindset.