Space-Based Data Centers as a New Frontier for Data Processing
A groundbreaking collaboration between IBM, KP Labs, and the European Space Agency (ESA) is exploring the feasibility of processing vast amounts of satellite data in space. As the number of satellites orbiting Earth rapidly increases, the challenge of efficiently transmitting and processing the collected data has become a major hurdle. The concept of space-based data […]
Supercomputing for the nation – NIWA’s new $20 million supercomputer
Science Minister Hon Judith Collins KC has announced NIWA’s purchase of a new $20 million supercomputer. The next generation supercomputer is the fourth NIWA has bought, since its initial investment in high performance computing for New Zealand in 1999. “As the biggest research computer in New Zealand, it represents a $20 million investment in NIWA’s […]