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The choice between the Cloud HPC Toolkit and an HPC as a service platform partner depends on your specific needs. Here are some factors to consider when choosing between the Cloud HPC Toolkit and an HPC as a service platform partner:

Control: How much control do you need over your HPC environment?

Ease of use: How easy do you need your HPC environment to be to use?

Cost: How much are you willing to spend on your HPC environment?

Expertise: How much expertise do you have in HPC?

Once you have considered these factors, you can choose the option that is best for you. Here is a brief overview of each option:

Cloud HPC Toolkit

The Cloud HPC Toolkit is a set of open source tools that can be used to deploy and manage HPC workloads on Google Cloud. The toolkit provides a number of features, including being open source, Terraform and Cloud Foundation Toolkit based, composable, and integrated with Google Cloud services and popular HPC tooling and applications. The Cloud HPC Toolkit can be used through a web-based user interface with the open front end.

The Cloud HPC Toolkit is a good option if you want to have a high degree of control over your HPC environment. The Cloud HPC Toolkit was built to provide better ease of use than building DIY HPC environments. It both provides more configurability and requires more configuration than an HPC as a service platform from a partner, and therefore is best suited for users with more HPC expertise.

HPC as a service platform partner

An HPC as a service platform partner is a third-party company that provides a managed HPC platform on Google Cloud. These platforms typically provide a number of features, including preconfigured HPC environments, user-friendly interfaces, and technical support.

An HPC as a service platform partner is a good option if you want to get started with HPC quickly and easily, or want to provide users a simple, GUI-based user experience. However, they can be less flexible, or include extra costs.

In general, the Cloud HPC Toolkit is a good option for users who have a high degree of expertise in HPC and want a high degree of control over their HPC environment. HPC as a service platform partners are a good option for users who want to get started with HPC quickly and easily.