Ansys Cloud Direct

Ansys Cloud Direct - Cloud HPC for Ansys Simulation

Ansys Cloud Direct provided scalable high-performance computing in the cloud, so engineers could run large Ansys simulations without being limited by local hardware.

For new projects, Ansys offers cloud computing through Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, which runs Ansys applications and HPC in your own AWS account, and Ansys Cloud, whose burst compute sends demanding jobs to the cloud from the desktop applications.

Ansys Cloud 2026 R1

• 2026 R1 burst compute: Burst Compute jobs run from all 2026 R1 applications, and Service Pack 2 is available in Ansys Cloud.
• GPU queues for Fluent: GPU-driven queues for jobs submitted from Fluent 2026 R1.
• One licence: cloud burst compute is now included in the Ansys Cloud Corporate licence rather than sold separately.

Read more: Ansys Cloud release notes

Choosing a Cloud Route Today

• Ansys Gateway powered by AWS: Ansys applications, remote desktops and HPC clusters in your own AWS environment.
• Ansys Cloud burst compute: on-demand cloud capacity for time-critical jobs, launched from the Ansys desktop applications and now included in the Ansys Cloud Corporate licence.

Common Cloud Simulation Consultation Topics

• Cloud versus on-premise: comparing cost and turnaround for your workloads.
• Burst capacity: handling peaks without buying hardware.

Have a project outside this list? Send us the specification. Where a study needs specialist knowledge, we draw on our wider Ansys partner network.

Related Products

• Ansys Gateway powered by AWS: the current route for running Ansys in the cloud.
• Ansys HPC Packs: parallel licences for on-premise or cloud hardware.

Oct ’26 update by the CADIT Ansys Team.