- IMSCAD offers direct access to powerful Lenovo workstations for demanding design tasks
- Workstations are hosted in Equinix data centers with 1:1 user connections
- Monthly contracts range from one month to 36 months for flexible use
IMSCAD and Lenovo workstations now offer a remote setup for users who need to run heavy design and 3D software without paying the high prices of public cloud services.
The service gives each user a 1:1 link to a workstation such as the ThinkStation P3 Ultra with a Gen 9 Intel CPU that reaches 6.0 GHz and an Nvidia chip with up to 24 GB of VRAM.
The provider delivers this hardware through cloud hosting, promising lower costs while maintaining consistent performance.
Cheaper path to graphics workloads
IMSCAD states that its service is supported by Lenovo hardware and that its systems are 50% cheaper than advanced public cloud platforms.
“For too long, public cloud pricing has been too high when you want to run graphical applications and desktops,” said CEO Adam Jull.
“Imagine having a super-powerful workstation you never see or touch, but can access from anywhere in the world – that’s the reality we’re delivering today for architects, engineers and designers.”
The setup removes shared virtual machines and gives users direct access to dedicated workstations.
This approach allows users to pay less while running faster hardware by using cloud storage and cloud hosting platforms.
TKDA, an engineering, architecture and planning firm in Minnesota, tested four different services while replacing the setup it adopted during COVID.
TKDA runs AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and point cloud software, and these programs require strong graphical output.
The test showed that the remote workstation handled these tasks without slowing down or instability.
“IMSCAD stood out far above all other solutions in our tests,” said Nicholas J. Steele, senior systems analyst, TKDA.
“The performance of the Lenovo P3 Ultra we got access to was a surprise to all testers. None of us thought we’d ever get external performance that surpassed our local machines.”
This service operates as a “Workstation as a Service” and uses workstations that can be rented on a monthly basis with contracts ranging from one month to 36 months.
The model is clear and straightforward: users rent a workstation, they pay a fixed monthly rate, and they avoid the higher fees produced by public cloud instances.
The workstations sit inside Equinix Data Centers and users connect directly to them. IMSCAD claims this is a simpler and cheaper way to run graphics workloads at scale.
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