Penguin Solutions Releases ICE ClusterWare Management Software 13.0 for Optimizing AI Infrastructure

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 17, 2025--

Penguin Solutions, Inc. ("Penguin Solutions") (Nasdaq: PENG ), a leading provider of high-performance computing and AI infrastructure solutions, today announced the release of ICE ClusterWare ™ software 13.0. This latest version introduces powerful new capabilities that solve two critical challenges in production-scale AI and HPC: sustaining peak cluster performance and secure provisioning of a single cluster to diverse user groups. These new features enable organizations to maximize return on their AI infrastructure investments by safely sharing resources across more users while ensuring consistent, reliable performance.

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When an organization’s AI deployments progress from isolated pilot projects to enterprise-wide production environments, operational demands on infrastructure intensify immediately. Penguin’s ICE ClusterWare 13.0 addresses this with built-in anomaly detection and auto-remediation, along with network-isolated multi-tenancy—delivering the operational excellence required to support AI as a core business function.

“With the launch of our ICE ClusterWare software 13.0, we’re delivering pivotal advancements to help organizations manage the growing complexity of modern AI and HPC environments,” said Sharri Parsell, vice president software engineering for Penguin Solutions. “As AI continues to evolve from experimental pilots to enterprise-scale deployments, organizations need robust, intelligent infrastructure that drives operational excellence and enables AI success across the enterprise.”

The patent-pending anomaly detection and auto-remediation technology ensures peak cluster performance and resource availability, continuously monitoring for hidden performance degradation that traditional diagnostic tools miss. Upon detection, the system automatically isolates underperforming nodes and initiates remediation in real time, ensuring that workloads are scheduled on validated, high performing nodes. This proactive approach reduces administrative burdens, prevents unplanned downtime, and maximizes the cluster’s usable capacity. As a result, this new capability significantly shortens model training by reducing restarts and loss of work.

The new optional network-isolated multi-tenancy feature enables organizations to securely and efficiently share high-value GPU clusters, creating dedicated subclusters to support different departments, projects, or GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) customers. This capability provides isolated environments, giving tenants the autonomy to select their own workload manager, govern users, and run workloads with confidence that data and operations remain segregated and secure.

"The pace and quality of biomedical research are directly tied to the technology that supports it," said Assistant Dean for Information Technology Shailesh Shenoy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "AI and HPC are crucial to providing the computational power that biometrics, life science, and medical research require, but we also had to ensure that it is optimized for our specific use cases. Having a trusted partner in Penguin Solutions has enabled us to not only build out this infrastructure, but also helped ensure we can manage and optimize it to keep it running smoothly and at capacity, freeing our faculty and student researchers to continue their groundbreaking work without interruption."

Reducing the security and resource utilization conflicts that previously forced organizations to build separate clusters drastically improves time to value. This capability is essential for cloud service providers and hyperscalers providing GPUaaS, enterprises and research institutes delivering AI computing to internal business groups, and federal or government agencies that require the highest level of security and resource isolation.

General availability for ICE ClusterWare software 13.0 is scheduled for December 2, 2025. To learn more about ICE ClusterWare 13.0, visit https://www.penguinsolutions.com/en-us/contact-us and register for our upcoming webinar: Navigating the AI Journey from Pilot to Production, on December 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. PST.

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Penguin Solutions releases ICE ClusterWare management software 13.0 with powerful new capabilities that solve two critical challenges in production-scale AI and HPC: sustaining peak cluster performance and secure provisioning of a single cluster to diverse user groups.

In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records would be needed to fill out the bowl schedule suddenly changed when Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced they would decline bids despite being eligible.

There are 41 bowls this year, and 82 teams won the necessary six games to be eligible. But Iowa State and Kansas State teams going through coaching changes almost simultaneously said they were hanging up their cleats for the season. Notre Dame, the first team left out of the College Football Playoff, followed a few hours later.

Mississippi State and Rice, both 5-7, swooped in to accept bids because they were among the first in line based on their Academic Progress Rate. The Bulldogs will play Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Owls will face Texas State in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Birmingham Bowl was still searching Sunday evening for an opponent to play Georgia Southern, according to On3.

Iowa State, Kansas State and Notre Dame weren't going to play in any of those lower-level bowls, but their decisions altered the order of selections and presumably allowed three lesser teams to move up and bowls at the bottom to scramble.

Notre Dame's decision to shut down for the year came after it was announced as the first team left out of the playoff.

“As a team, we've decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the Fighting Irish said in a statement on social media. “We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we're hoping to bring the 12th national title to South Bend in 2026.”

Notre Dame won its last 10 games following a three-point loss to Miami and a one-point loss to Texas A&M. The Fighting Irish, which lost to Ohio State in the national championship game last season, finished 10-2 and ranked No. 9 on Sunday in The Associated Press poll and No. 11 in the CFP rankings.

Miami got into the playoff as an at-large selection after moving from No. 12 to No. 10 in the final rankings. Notre Dame dropped a spot and will now stay home for the postseason for the first time since 2016.

The Big 12 Conference said it will fine Iowa State and Kansas State $500,000 each for opting out of bowl participation. Both schools are going through coaching transitions with Matt Campbell leaving Iowa State for Penn State and Chris Klieman announcing his retirement.

“While the conference acknowledges the difficult timing around coaching changes, the Big 12 is responsible for fulfilling its contractual obligations to its bowl partners,” the Big 12 said in a statement.

Iowa State announced its players voted to not play in a bowl because the team doesn't have healthy players to safety practice and play. ISU did not mention the coaching change from Campbell to Jimmy Rogers in its statement.

The Cyclones sustained numerous injuries this season while going 8-4, and members of the athletics administration and the previous coaching staff met Sunday with the players to gauge their interest in a bowl.

“The administrative staff and coaches respect and support the players decision,” athletic director Jamie Pollard said. “Our student-athletes have had an incredible season and we are grateful for their leadership as we worked through this process with them today.”

K-State athletic director Gene Taylor said he had conversations with players and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark before deciding to decline a bowl bid. The Wildcats were 6-6 after beating Colorado at home in their final home game.

“This decision was not taken lightly, but with our coaching staff transition and several uncertainties regarding player availability, I felt it was not in our best interest to try to field a team that was not representative of Kansas State University," Taylor said. "We applaud this group for fighting back from a 2-4 record to lead us to bowl eligibility yet again, and we are happy that our seniors were able to go out on top with a victory inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.”

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Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht (3) looks to pass against the Oklahoma State during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Gerald Leong)