Features and Benefits
We handle all of the behind-the-scene details. Simply install Gurobi software on a local machine, download your license from the Cloud Manager (cloud.gurobi.com), and the Gurobi Instant Cloud connects your computer to the cloud.
Choose the number and power of machines you want, and even create multiple machine pools. Computers are available across the globe, with up to 768 GB of memory. Scale up or down your machine pools depending on your needs.
Once you have purchased a subscription plan, you pay only for the number and type of machines you use. You can even upgrade your plan to a higher usage level at any time. There are no restrictions on model sizes, users or client machines.
Your dedicated cloud servers are provisioned automatically in a matter of minutes, pre-configured with the latest Gurobi software and a license.
Gurobi Instant Cloud supports both environments for added flexibility and the best integration with your environment.
The Instant Cloud Manager lets you manage active machines and jobs, display detailed job information within the job dashboard, or access the history of recently used machines.
With a simple REST API, your application can control its cloud servers.
With the Gurobi Instant Cloud you receive one bill covering both license and machine costs.
Instant Cloud Manager
The Instant Cloud Manager lets you manage your licenses, machines, pools, and settings. You can also access the active machines and the history of recently used machines. The licenses can be shared among users of the same organization so that multiple users can manage a set of machines and pools.
To learn more, you can follow the steps from the getting started tutorial. To open the Instant Cloud Manager, you must be logged in and have an Instant Cloud license.
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Pools
A pool defines a configuration (machine type, region and other parameters) as well as a number of compute servers and distributed workers. Instant Cloud provides you with predefined pools for your licenses, and you can create new ones depending on your needs, for example:
- a pool with distributed workers for distributed optimization or tuning
- a pool with a large machine for challenging models
- a pool with multiple compute servers to load balance concurrent optimization jobs in production
- multiple pools in different data centers to minimize latency with your applications
- multiple pools for test, QA, and production
If you see that your application needs a larger machine or more machines, just update the pool definition. The next time the application will access the pool, the new machines will be launched according to the updated specification. Pools can be scaled up or down by starting or stopping machines of a pool in matter of minutes.
Regions and Machine Types
Gurobi Instant Cloud is available in 5 AWS regions (California, Virginia, Sydney, Tokyo and Frankfurt) and 3 Azure regions (US East, US West 2, EU West). Depending on the Cloud provider and region, you are able to select the right configuration for your application. Note that some configurations may not be available in all regions.
Provider | Type | RAM (GB) | #Cores | Category |
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AWS | c6i.4xlarge | 32 | 8 | Compute Optimized |
c6i.8xlarge | 64 | 16 | Compute Optimized | |
c6i.16xlarge | 128 | 32 | Compute Optimized | |
z1d.12xlarge | 384 | 24 | High Performance | |
r6i.8xlarge | 256 | 16 | Memory Optimized | |
r6i.16xlarge | 512 | 32 | Memory Optimized | |
r6i.32xlarge | 1024 | 64 | Memory Optimized | |
Azure | F16v2 | 32 | 8 | Compute Optimized |
F32v2 | 64 | 16 | Compute Optimized | |
F72v2 | 144 | 36 | Compute Optimized | |
HC44rs | 352 | 44 | High Performance | |
E64v3 | 432 | 32 | Memory Optimized |
Cloud Trial
We are happy to approve 20 free hours of the Gurobi Cloud (up to $25 worth of machine credit) to qualified commercial users so they can test the Gurobi Cloud for themselves. These licenses have all the features and power of our regular commercial cloud licenses, including having no limit on problem sizes, but are meant for evaluation purposes only. With approval of your free cloud trial license time, you will also receive:
- Free benchmarking services
- Free model tuning services
- Access to Gurobi’s world-class technical support
- Two free hours of one-on-one consulting services
Both our benchmarking and model tuning services can be done using anonymized files. This allows you to get the benefits of our benchmarking and tuning support, while meeting any confidentiality requirements you have. Can’t see the form? Click here to open a new window and form you can use. Once registered, please navigate to Getting Started with Cloud Guide.