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• A ‘Google Maps’ for Geoscience’s Digital Earth data

  ​Earth observation satellites generate a lot of data, and the volume is growing at an exponential rate.

• Pawsey gets $70 million to replace ageing supercomputers

  Pawsey Supercomputing Centre will receive $70 million in government funding to replace its ageing supercomputers which are fast approaching end-of-life.

• Australian and Singaporean supercomputers pool power for APAC research platform

  Australia’s two biggest supercomputing facilities are joining forces with Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) to enable researchers to tap their combined capabilities.

• Government earmarks $70m for Raijin replacement

  The government will spend $70 million on replacing the ANU-based Raijin supercomputer run by National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)​.

• NCI supercomputing facility names new director

  ​World renowned computational chemist and nanomaterials scientist Professor Sean Smith has been named as the next director of the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI).

• Australia's supercomputers need 'urgent' refresh, or life-saving research at risk

  The whitefly is having a devastating effect across East Africa by spreading viruses to the cassava plant, a staple food in the region.

• NCI to boost supercomputer capacity by 30%

  National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) will spend $14 million boosting its supercomputer capability and throughput thanks to a new injection of funding.

• National Computational Infrastructure beefs up storage capacity

  The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) has selected flash storage to boost its capacity from 33 petabytes to 44.
  

• NCI signs $2m high performance compute cloud deal with Dell

  The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) has signed a $2 million contract with Dell for the delivery of a 3,200 core high performance compute cloud.

• Govt brews national cloud for science

  Australian scientists will have access to a multi-million dollar national cloud network and $50 million towards a petabyte supercomputer and data centre within three to five years under slated improvements to the nation's grid networks.

• New supercomputer to boost Aussie research (updated)

  Australia's newest and most powerful supercomputer, set to rocket into the world's top 40, will be launched in Canberra today.