The Wolfram Language has integrated support for remote and parallel computation, using a variety of connectivity and communication mechanisms.

LaunchKernels — launch specified configured kernels

CloseKernels — close specified kernels

KernelObject — an object representing a running Wolfram Language parallel kernel

KernelConfiguration — an object representing a kernel that can be used for remote evaluation

ParallelKernels — give a list of all kernels currently running and connected

$DefaultParallelKernels — the list of parallel kernels configured to be started

$DefaultRemoteKernel — the default remote kernel to use for remote evaluation

$DefaultLocalKernel — the default kernel to use for local evaluation

Setting Kernels for Evaluation in a Notebook

Evaluation ▶ Notebook's Kernel — interactively set the kernel for the current notebook

Evaluator — option for evaluator in buttons, cells, etc.

Programmatic Evaluation in Remote and Parallel Kernels »

RemoteEvaluate — evaluate an expression on one or more remote kernels

LocalEvaluate — evaluate an expression on one or more local kernels

ParallelEvaluate — evaluate an expression in parallel across multiple kernels

Parallelize — parallelize the evaluation of an expression across all parallel subkernels

ParallelTable  ▪  ParallelMap  ▪  ParallelCombine  ▪  ParallelTry  ▪  ...