Read it all here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/5/e/85efe5ae-4700-4c39-8f06-2654bc644c1d/QueensU_ComputeCluster%20Case%20Study_Final.doc

Some great benefits here including the following:

  1. Enabled less technical researchers to take advantage of the HPC capability
  2. Researchers learned to avoid tying up workstations with computational mathematics offloaded to the compute cluster
  3. Fluid dynamics code running 50% faster on the cluster than on a typical workstation

Great stats and a worthwhile read!

Enjoy!