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Bureau of Meteorology super computer delays ‘very concerning’ ahead of summer (www.theguardian.com)

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Preparation for this summer's weather extremes from fire alerts to cyclone warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology could be affected by the bungled introduction of a new super computer despite many millions being spent on consultants, insiders say.

A bureau spokesperson said Robust's completion date had been extended a year until June 2024 "in light of supply chain and labour market disruptions brought about by Covid-19".

She said delays would have "no impact on the delivery of bureau services to the Australian community", adding the June 2023 Department of Finance-led Gateway review found "program management disciplines are strong and this provides confidence that the ambitious Robust program will be delivered in full".

The Greens senator Barbara Pocock, who has helped lead a Senate inquiry into consulting services, said delays and cost overruns were "very concerning given the high stakes as we go into what could be a catastrophic fire season".

"Some sustainability funding has been diverted to the Robust program, which is harming other bureau projects in Australian Climate Services and high-impact weather services - for example, the Australian Fire Danger Ratings System," the person said.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Call us the "BUREAU"

The bureau of bungles.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Just BOMing it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The consultants were probably PwC; they must have bushfires and extreme weather as clients

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I went looking because I enjoyed the joke. Nothing yet.

The Australis II supercomputer is a powerful computing system used by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Here are some key details about Australis II:

Performance: Australis II is twice as powerful as its predecessor, Australis, with a performance of four petaflops[2].
Manufacturer: Australis II is a Cray XC50 system procured from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) [2].
Purpose: The supercomputer is used by the Bureau of Meteorology for weather forecasting and climate modeling[1].
Delays: There have been concerns about the delays in the deployment of Australis II, as it has been sitting idle for a year[1].

It's worth noting that there are other supercomputers in Australia, such as Setonix, located at the Pawsey Centre in Western Australia[5]. However, Australis II specifically refers to the supercomputer used by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Citations: [1] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/06/bureau-of-meteorology-super-computer-delays-bungle-summer-weather-fire-cyclone-alert-warning [2] https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/australian-bureau-of-meteorology-to-procure-disaster-recovery-hpc-system-from-hpe/ [3] https://insidehpc.com/2022/08/hpe-wins-35m-hpc-dr-deal-with-australias-bureau-of-meteorology/ [4] https://www.itnews.com.au/news/bom-buys-49m-disaster-recovery-hpc-system-from-hpe-583828 [5] https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/09/pawsey-australian-supercomputer-quokka/ [6] https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/australias-newest-supercomputer-details-supernova-remnant/