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The new supercomputer was budgeted for 50 mil, and cost 866 million... 8 years late and out of date on delivery. https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/envir
by plantain 11mo ago
The new supercomputer was budgeted for 50 mil, and cost 866 million... 8 years late and out of date on delivery.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2024/06/08/inside-the-boms-failings-they-will-straight-tell-you-black-white https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2024/06...
- nhinck3 11mo agoI haven't seen an estimate for $50m for the super computer but guesstimating based off the available specs it's in the ~$2-300m range.
- lwkl 11mo agoThe current supercomputer was AUD 50m [1] and HP seems to have won a few expansion and other contracts for another AUD 50 - 70 million for the next few years. Which are all reasonable. But it seems like the budget for the software was anything else than reasonable and has crazy budget overruns... [1] https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/?Id=3fd94307-e8eb-1220-4a4d-a9167fb8755a https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/?Id=3fd94307-e8eb-1220-4a...