IBM wins SKA contract worth €32.9 million

[QuintonB]

IBM nets SKA contract worth €32.9 million

IBM and ASTRON have announced a 32.9 million Euro, five-year collaboration to research extremely fast, but low-power exascale computer systems, targeted for the SKA.

 

[Arthur]

... and hopefull SA wins the site award, perhaps announced on Wednesday this week ...

 

[Novel]

Not with "Fracking" looming

 

[Arthur]

Last I looked fracking is pretty clean on RF.

 

[Haldex]

I wonder what's the comm on that.

 

[Nerfherder]

Not with "Fracking" looming

I have no words for you...


Please let the big people talk now.

 

[Bern]

I wonder if this will lead to a major datacentre in the karoo - maybe in an old mine or something and powered by a solar farm nearby and geothermal energy (maybe just for cooling)...

 

[ponder]

I wonder if this will lead to a major datacentre in the karoo - maybe in an old mine or something and powered by a solar farm nearby and geothermal energy (maybe just for cooling)...

me-e-e-eh

 

[Bern]

me-e-e-eh

Or just powered by a donkey turbine...