Slurm
Slurm (Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management) is an open-source workload manager and job scheduler designed for high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. It efficiently allocates compute resources (like nodes, CPUs, and memory) to user-submitted jobs, manages job queues, and monitors system performance. It is widely used in academic, research, and industrial settings to orchestrate parallel and distributed computing tasks.
Developers should learn Slurm when working in HPC environments, such as supercomputing centers, research labs, or cloud-based clusters, to manage batch jobs, parallel applications, and resource-intensive simulations. It is essential for optimizing resource utilization, automating job workflows, and ensuring fair access in multi-user systems, particularly for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning tasks that require scalable compute power.