Nvidia acquired SchedMD, the lead developer of Slurm, and launched the Nemotron 3 family of open source AI models.

Nvidia Corp. has acquired SchedMD LLC, a low-profile company that maintains one of the most important open-source tools in the machine learning ecosystem. The chipmaker announced the deal today. The financial terms were not disclosed.

While one partner said Nvidia’s acquisition of Slurm maker SchedMD, announced on Monday, makes sense for its AI factory push, another raised concerns about Slurm’s future based on Nvidia’s history with a previous software acquisition.

Nvidia has moved to acquire the developers behind Slurm, with the acquisition of SchedMD set to enable Nvidia users to optimize workloads across their entire compute infrastructure.

By acquiring the developer of Slurm, Nvidia is strengthening its influence over how AI workloads are scheduled across GPUs and data center networks.

Nvidia burnished its open source credentials this week after buying the company behind the veteran Slurm scheduler and announcing a slew of open source AI models.

Nvidia acquired SchedMD to expand its open-source software suite and foster ingenuity among researchers. The firm’s acquisition will enable clients to coordinate workloads across various hardware and software. Nvidia has released a new generation of open-source AI models, which are reportedly faster and more cost-effective.

Nvidia's acquisition of SchedMD is being viewed as a strategic move that strengthens its CUDA-driven software and infrastructure dominance.

With the debut of the Nemotron 3 family of open models and the acquisition of SchedMD, the company responsible for