Comments on: UK invests nearly $800M in science, HPC gets $230M chunk http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Andy http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73237 Andy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:45:24 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73237 No its not guaranteed, but I'd expect both of those to get through. You have to read the docs in detail to see the timescales too. The 'child of HECToR' money is not for several years yet. Hartree will probably be sooner, but still over a year away. No its not guaranteed, but I’d expect both of those to get through. You have to read the docs in detail to see the timescales too. The ‘child of HECToR’ money is not for several years yet. Hartree will probably be sooner, but still over a year away.

]]> By: John West http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73232 John West Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:26:41 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73232 Andy - thanks for the correction. After reading the story I thought the money had been allocated, not just planned for allocation. Do projects tend to get funded once they're on the list? Andy – thanks for the correction. After reading the story I thought the money had been allocated, not just planned for allocation.

Do projects tend to get funded once they’re on the list?

]]> By: Andy http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73154 Andy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:03:46 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73154 It's also worth commenting that HECToR had a £52M contribution from the LFCF, but the overall project value was in excess of £100M. Thus it is reasonable to assume that the £65M quoted for the HECToR successor will be supplemented by additional funding from EPSRC and other research councils. It’s also worth commenting that HECToR had a £52M contribution from the LFCF, but the overall project value was in excess of £100M. Thus it is reasonable to assume that the £65M quoted for the HECToR successor will be supplemented by additional funding from EPSRC and other research councils.

]]> By: Andy http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73149 Andy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:39:34 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/15/uk-invests-nearly-800m-in-science-hpc-gets-230m-chunk/#comment-73149 The money has not actually been allocated yet. The projects announced have 'simply' (even to get this far is good) been approved to be listed on the LFCF roadmap, which means they now have to go through the development and review of a full business & scientific case to get the money they have asked to be earmarked. So, no money committed to next generation HPC yet. What is good is that, for the first time, more than one HPC programme is on the list, showing the growing status of HPC as a strategic theme. The money has not actually been allocated yet. The projects announced have ‘simply’ (even to get this far is good) been approved to be listed on the LFCF roadmap, which means they now have to go through the development and review of a full business & scientific case to get the money they have asked to be earmarked.

So, no money committed to next generation HPC yet.

What is good is that, for the first time, more than one HPC programme is on the list, showing the growing status of HPC as a strategic theme.

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