Cadence has engaged with program members to enable them to better understand how to use and deploy Cadence tools in a cloud-based electronic design environment and customers using the Cadence Cloud Passport model will now have the option to get support from Cadence-authorised cloud enablement providers to accelerate cloud adoption for chip design projects.
Inaugural members include commercial partners Rescale, Scala Computing Inc. and Nimbis Services, Inc., as well as academic partners CMC Microsystems and EUROPRACTICE.
Customers who will be using the Cadence Cloud Passport model will often have significant investments in on-premises IT and CAD infrastructure and so will need to deploy and customise their own cloud-based design environments. Moving to the cloud often requires new knowledge and capabilities that not every company possesses, which leads to delays and unplanned spending. In response, Cadence has recruited and qualified cloud enablement companies with experience and capabilities to make the move to a customised cloud environment much easier.
Commercial customers benefit from a broad range of solutions and support options, while academic users gain a new method for deploying and maintaining their design environments.
The Cloud Passport Partner Program offers customers:
- Faster cloud deployments: Partners provide accelerated provisioning of customised cloud environments from months to weeks depending on scope of the engagement.
- Support for complex design environments: Customers can confidently utilise the cloud for design projects no matter the complexity of their flow or environment with the help of a Cadence-approved partner.
- Access to specialised solutions for collaboration: Partners provide tailored offerings to address specialised requirements, such as International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), multi-cloud access and academic and research use cases, which improve collaboration and accelerate design innovation.
The Cadence Academic Network, which promotes the use of Cadence technology by universities and research institutions around the globe, is collaborating with CMC Microsystems and EUROPRACTICE to further cloud adoption in academia. The Cloud Passport Partner Program gives institutions another way to deploy Cadence tools, effectively expanding tool usage among the next generation of engineers and researchers.
“Our approach is to remove barriers to cloud adoption, enabling companies and organizations of all sizes and types to perform electronic design tasks faster and easier than ever before,” said Craig Johnson, vice president of Cloud Business Development at Cadence. “The new Cloud Passport Partner Program offers customers new deployment options and added support through our strong partner ecosystem. Customers can design with confidence knowing that our partners have been qualified to set up, manage and support Cadence tools in cloud environments.”
The Cloud Passport Partner Program supports customers using the Cadence Cloud Passport model, which enables easy access to cloud-ready Cadence tools and a cloud-based license server.