BoM to rollout $77M supercomputer and storage

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[1] The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has rolled out a $77 million Cray supercomputer and storage system to help it deliver more accurate weather forecasts and warnings across Australia.

[2] The Cray XC40 supercomputer will enable Australian weather researchers and scientists to run nearly 8 times the number of daily forecasts than with the current system, and have better global model resolution.

[3] Under the deal, the supercomputer will operate for five years from mid-2016, and BoM will also roll out a Cray Sonexion 2000 storage system with 12 petabytes of high performance capacity.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – BoM to rollout $77M supercomputer and storage