The federal government will shell out $70 million to replace tech infrastructure at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth. The money is being used to roll out a replacement for Pawsey’s supercomputers Magnus and Galaxy as both systems at close to the end of their operational lives, Pawsey said over the weekend. These computers are used to accelerate discoveries in medical science, engineering, geoscience, marine science, chemistry, food and agriculture. Magnus, a Cray XC40, is claimed to be one of the most advanced supercomputers in the Southern Hemisphere. Galaxy is dedicated to the Australian Square Kilometre Array (SKA) pathfinder telescopes, Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), and the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). John Langoulant, chair of Pawsey, said the latest funding, together with last year’s investment in the National Computational Infrastructure in Canberra, will strengthen Australia’s position in the global research environment and enable Australia to stay globally competitive. During this new phase, Pawsey staff will work with Australian researchers to identify their needs, which will inform the configuration of the next systems. The procurement process for this latest infrastructure refresh will commence immediately with new infrastructure intended to be available from 2019, Pawsey said. Pawsey currently serves more than 1,500 active researchers from across Australia, involved in more than 150 supercomputing projects. Nine Australian researchers centre benefit from the infrastructure. This investment in Pawsey will have a positive impact on the research community, said Pawsey’s acting executive director, Ugo Varetto. “The centre has already been accelerating scientific outcomes and will now be able to solve even bigger scientific problems,” Varetto said. Magnus underwent its final upgrade in September 2014. The machine’s 35,000 cores, which use Intel’s Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors, provide processing power in excess of a petaflop. It can complete one quadrillion floating point operations per second. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebookhellip;Twitter: @CIO_Australia,Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation onLinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content brandpost Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks Operational technology systems require a robust Zero Trust strategy in 2024 Zero Trust provides a foundation for creating a stronger security posture in 2024. By Navneet Singh, vice president of marketing, network security, Palo Alto Networks Dec 05, 2023 6 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM How digital twin technology is changing complex industrial processes forever As the use cases for digital twins proliferate, it is becoming clear that data-driven enterprises with a track record of innovation stand the best chance of success. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM Why modernising applications needs to be a ‘must’ for businesses seeking growth Around one-third of enterprises are spending heavily on application modernisation and aiming for cloud native status. The implications for corporate culture, structure and priorities will be profound. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation opinion 11 ways to reduce your IT costs now Reorienting IT’s budget toward future opportunities is a big reason why CIOs should review their IT portfolios with an eye toward curbing unnecessary spending and realizing maximum value from every IT investment. By Stephanie Overby Dec 05, 2023 11 mins Budget Cloud Management IT Governance Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe