We are excited to announce the availability of the first ever GPU Cloud powered by NVIDIA® Tesla™ graphic processor units – an industry first! This new service offers customers high performance, on demand hosted GPUs from NVIDIA to deliver large-scale computing on demand for applications such as graphics rendering, complex quantitative processing, video compression, and large-model 3D web services.

The system runs the RealityServer® 3D web application service platform, developed by mental images, a wholly owned subsidiary of NVIDIA. This platform is a powerful combination of NVIDIA Tesla GPUs and 3D web services software. It delivers interactive and photorealistic applications over the web using the iray® renderer, which enables animators, product designers, architects and consumers to easily visualize 3D scenes with remarkable realism.

Hosting the GPUs and software within the cloud simplifies customer implementation and provides an inexpensive entry point for new users. It also minimises internal IT pressures so businesses can focus their talent on core business operations.

NVIDIA’s Tesla S1070 and Tesla M2050 hosted GPUs, as well as RealityServer are now available for purchase worldwide and will be hosted as a managed hosting offering at our data centers in. As part of the launch we are offering free trials and proof of concepts for new customers to see first-hand how well the GPU Cloud performs.

Check out The Register for more info.