Cendio is proud to announce a new milestone in its collaboration with the Open OnDemand community: the integration of ThinLinc into the Open OnDemand ecosystem.
The announcement follows a series of presentations and discussions held during GOOD26 (Global Open OnDemand Conference), where Cendio participated as the event’s sole Platinum Sponsor and shared its vision for the future of interactive high-performance computing.
The initiative represents a significant step toward making graphical HPC workloads more accessible, flexible, and scalable for research institutions, enterprises, and cloud environments worldwide.
"Open OnDemand has become one of the most important platforms for simplifying access to HPC resources," said Jean Zagonel, CMO at Cendio. "We are excited to contribute to this ecosystem by bringing ThinLinc’s secure and high-performance remote desktop capabilities to organizations that need advanced visualization and interactive computing experiences."
Initially driven by customer demand within Microsoft Azure environments, particularly deployments using Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm, the integration’s impact extends far beyond a single platform.
By integrating ThinLinc with Open OnDemand, organizations gain an additional option for delivering graphical Linux applications and remote desktop experiences directly from their HPC environments, while maintaining the flexibility that has always been a hallmark of the Open OnDemand ecosystem.
According to Alan Chalker, Director of HPC Enablement for Open OnDemand, the collaboration reflects the project's longstanding commitment to openness, choice, and community-driven innovation.
"One of the strengths of Open OnDemand has always been its ability to bring together technologies and communities that solve real-world challenges," said Chalker. "We're excited to see ThinLinc become part of that ecosystem and provide users with another powerful option for interactive graphical computing."
The collaboration also highlights the growing importance of interactive workloads in modern HPC environments. As researchers, engineers, and data scientists increasingly rely on graphical applications, organizations require solutions that combine performance, security, and ease of access without adding unnecessary complexity.
At GOOD26, Cendio demonstrated the current beta implementation of ThinLinc for Open OnDemand, showcasing how users can launch and interact with graphical applications through a seamless workflow. The project builds on Cendio's long-standing expertise in remote Linux desktops and its active involvement in technologies such as TigerVNC and noVNC.
For both organizations, the partnership represents more than a technical integration. It reflects a shared vision of lowering barriers to advanced computing and creating more accessible pathways to innovation.
As Open OnDemand adoption continues to grow across research institutions, enterprises, and cloud deployments around the world, Cendio looks forward to working closely with the community to further enhance the interactive HPC experience.
To learn more about the partnership, the future of interactive HPC, and the vision behind the integration, watch the full conversation between Jean Zagonel (Cendio) and Alan Chalker (Open OnDemand):
