Globus, a $10 million network to enable scientists to share large sets of data with colleagues far and wide. Data modeling and networking software for physicists researching gravity waves, the gravitational forces generated by celestial bodies. The software will allow scientists to analyze quadrillions of data points from the information they obtain and share on Globus. The price tag? A cool $11.8 million. Purchase of a new $45 million supercomputer capable of making 6 trillion calculations per second. Other agencies, including the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), also bankroll basic IT research. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is studying embedded systems, high-bandwidth networks on demand and multilingual voice recognition, says former Director of the IT Office Shankar Sastry (Sastry left DARPA last spring to chair the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of California at Berkeley). NIH, meanwhile, is doling out dollars for technology that aids image-guided surgery and supercomputers that will be able to compute relationships between molecules in the human genome, according to National Center for Research Resources Associate Director Michael Marron. Most of these are eight- to 12-year initiatives that, like the Internet, have inherent commercial appeal. Related content feature 4 remedies to avoid cloud app migration headaches The compelling benefits of using proprietary cloud-native services come at a price: vendor lock-in. Here are ways CIOs can effectively plan without getting stuck. By Robert Mitchell Nov 29, 2023 9 mins CIO Managed Service Providers Managed IT Services case study Steps Gerresheimer takes to transform its IT CIO Zafer Nalbant explains what the medical packaging manufacturer does to modernize its IT through AI, automation, and hybrid cloud. By Jens Dose Nov 29, 2023 6 mins CIO SAP ServiceNow feature Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline What started as a technology reclamation nonprofit has since transformed into a robust, tuition-free training program that seeks to redefine how companies fill tech skills gaps with rising talent. By Sarah K. White Nov 29, 2023 11 mins Diversity and Inclusion Diversity and Inclusion Hiring news Saudi Arabia will host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh By Andrea Benito Nov 28, 2023 4 mins 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