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Old 29-10-2014, 16:45   #4
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Re: New £97m supercomputer for Met Office

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
They should have just used Amazon EC2
I'd imagine the Met Office want their own system without being reliant on an outside supplier (in case of failure etc). Also, I'd assume the fact that until 2011 they were part of the MoD means they tend to want to do everything "in-house".
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