Re: [LUG] Linux HPC job in Exeter

[Giles Coochey <giles@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 30/06/2021 08:10, Michael Everitt wrote:

> On 29/06/2021 22:45, Simon Waters wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 29 June 2021 15:41:52 BST Exwick, Trevor wrote:
> > > https://hpe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobsathpe/job/Exeter-United-Kingdom/HPC-Ap
> > > plication-Analyst_1085763-2
> > >         
> > The job posting is a little weird. I assume it is supporting the Met Office Cray 
> > and then they mention SAP.... 
> >
> >
> >       
> Last I heard (from an inside source) that the Met Office's new supercomputing
> provider was .. wait for it ... Microsoft....
>
> "good value for money" was the argument I heard they got the contract ...
>     
    Hybrid on-prem cloud with off-prem Azure assistance for temporary
    scaling up of compute power was what I heard.

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