# HPC Workloads

Scale-Out Workloads module on IDEA (formerly known as Scale-Out Computing on AWS, or SOCA) let users take advantage of AWS elasticity to run complex simulations (CAD, CFD, EDA ...).

This module deploy a scheduler and various queues that can be used to run you jobs. IDEA is fully integrated with AWS and provide a simple interface to interact with compute, storage, networking and more. Refer to [supported-ec2-parameters](https://docs.idea-hpc.com/modules/hpc-workloads/user-documentation/supported-ec2-parameters "mention") to learn more about the various parameters you can specify when you [submit-a-job](https://docs.idea-hpc.com/modules/hpc-workloads/user-documentation/submit-a-job "mention").

IDEA admins also have the ability to [create-web-based-job-submission-workflows](https://docs.idea-hpc.com/modules/hpc-workloads/admin-documentation/create-web-based-job-submission-workflows "mention") to make job submission easier for your users.