{"id":49441,"date":"2019-08-08T09:42:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T07:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=49441"},"modified":"2019-08-08T09:42:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T07:42:25","slug":"cray-shasta-supercomputer-to-power-weather-forecasting-for-the-u-s-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/49441-cray-shasta-supercomputer-to-power-weather-forecasting-for-the-u-s-air-force\/","title":{"rendered":"CRAY<\/span> SHASTA<\/span> SUPERCOMPUTER<\/span> TO<\/span> POWER<\/span> WEATHER<\/span> FORECASTING<\/span> FOR<\/span> THE<\/span> U.S. AIR<\/span> FORCE<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stra\u00adte\u00adgic Part\u00adner\u00adship with Oak Ridge Natio\u00adnal Lab High\u00adlights First Cray Shas\u00adta Super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter for Ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal Wea\u00adther Forecasting<\/b><\/center>
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SEATTLE<\/span>, Aug. 07, 2019 (GLOBE<\/span> NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 Glo\u00adbal super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter lea\u00adder Cray Inc.(Nasdaq:CRAY<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that the first Cray Shas\u00adta\u2122 super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting sys\u00adtem for ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal wea\u00adther fore\u00adcas\u00adting and meteo\u00adro\u00adlo\u00adgy will be acqui\u00adred by the Air Force Life Cycle Manage\u00adment Cen\u00adter in part\u00adner\u00adship with Oak Ridge Natio\u00adnal Labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry. The powerful high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of the new sys\u00adtem, named HPC11<\/span>, will enable hig\u00adher fide\u00adli\u00adty wea\u00adther fore\u00adcasts for U.S. Air Force and Army ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons world\u00adwi\u00adde. The con\u00adtract is valued at $25 million.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We\u2019re exci\u00adted with our Oak Ridge Natio\u00adnal Labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry stra\u00adte\u00adgic partner\u2019s sel\u00adec\u00adtion of Cray to pro\u00advi\u00adde Air Force Weather\u2019s next high per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting sys\u00adtem,\u201d said Ste\u00adven Wert, Pro\u00adgram Exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve Offi\u00adcer Digi\u00adtal, Air Force Life Cycle Manage\u00adment Cen\u00adter at Hans\u00adcom Air Force Base in Mas\u00adsa\u00adchu\u00adsetts, and a mem\u00adber of the Seni\u00ador Exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve Ser\u00advice. \u201cThe system\u2019s per\u00adfor\u00admance will be a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant increase over the exis\u00adting HPC<\/span> capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty and will pro\u00advi\u00adde Air Force Wea\u00adther ope\u00adra\u00adtors with the abili\u00adty to run the next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of high-reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon, glo\u00adbal and regio\u00adnal models, and satis\u00adfy exis\u00adting and emer\u00adging war\u00adfigh\u00adter needs for envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal impacts to ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons planning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oak Ridge Natio\u00adnal Labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry (ORNL<\/span>) has a histo\u00adry of deploy\u00ading the world\u2019s most powerful super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters and through this part\u00adner\u00adship, will pro\u00advi\u00adde super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting-as-a-ser\u00advice on the HPC11<\/span> Shas\u00adta sys\u00adtem to the Air Force 557th Wea\u00adther Wing. The 557th Wea\u00adther Wing deve\u00adlo\u00adps and pro\u00advi\u00addes com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve ter\u00adrestri\u00adal and space wea\u00adther infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon to the U.S. Air Force and Army. The new sys\u00adtem will fea\u00adture the revo\u00adlu\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry Cray Slingshot\u2122 inter\u00adcon\u00adnect, with fea\u00adtures to bet\u00adter sup\u00adport time-cri\u00adti\u00adcal nume\u00adri\u00adcal wea\u00adther pre\u00addic\u00adtion workloads, and will enhan\u00adce the Air Force\u2019s capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to crea\u00adte impro\u00adved wea\u00adther fore\u00adcasts and wea\u00adther thre\u00adat assess\u00adments so that Air Force mis\u00adsi\u00adons can be car\u00adri\u00aded out more effectively.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The HPC11<\/span> sys\u00adtem will be the first Shas\u00adta deli\u00advery to the pro\u00adduc\u00adtion wea\u00adther seg\u00adment, and we\u2019re proud to share this mile\u00adstone with ORNL<\/span> and the Air Force,\u201d said Peter Unga\u00adro, pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span> at Cray. \u201cThe years of inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon behind Shas\u00adta and Slingshot and the suc\u00adcess of pri\u00ador gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons of Cray sys\u00adtems con\u00adti\u00adnue to demons\u00adtra\u00adte Cray\u2019s abili\u00adty to sup\u00adport deman\u00adding 24\/7 ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons like wea\u00adther fore\u00adcas\u00adting. This is a gre\u00adat exam\u00adp\u00adle of the upco\u00adming Exas\u00adca\u00adle Era brin\u00adging a new set of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies to bear on chal\u00adlen\u00adging pro\u00adblems and empowe\u00adring the Air Force to more effec\u00adtively exe\u00adcu\u00adte on its important mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

HPC11<\/span> will be ORNL<\/span>\u2019s first Cray Shas\u00adta sys\u00adtem, as well as the first super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting sys\u00adtem with 2nd<\/sup> Gen AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span>\u2122 pro\u00adces\u00adsors for use in ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal wea\u00adther fore\u00adcas\u00adting. HPC11<\/span> will join the 85% bas\u00adti\u00adon of wea\u00adther cen\u00adters that rely on Cray, and will fea\u00adture eight Shas\u00adta cabi\u00adnets in a dual-hall configuration.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are incre\u00addi\u00adbly exci\u00adted to con\u00adti\u00adnue our stra\u00adte\u00adgic col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon with Cray to deli\u00adver the first Shas\u00adta super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter to the U.S. Air Force, hel\u00adping to impro\u00adve the fide\u00adli\u00adty of wea\u00adther fore\u00adcasts for U.S. mili\u00adta\u00adry ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons around the glo\u00adbe,\u201d said For\u00adrest Nor\u00adrod, seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, Dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter and Embedded Sys\u00adtems Group, AMD<\/span>. \u201cThe 2nd Gen AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors pro\u00advi\u00adde excep\u00adtio\u00adnal per\u00adfor\u00admance in high\u00adly com\u00adplex workloads, a neces\u00adsa\u00adry com\u00adpo\u00adnent to power cri\u00adti\u00adcal wea\u00adther pre\u00addic\u00adtion workloads and deli\u00adver more accu\u00adra\u00adte forecasts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sys\u00adtem is expec\u00adted to be deli\u00adver\u00aded in Q4<\/span> 2019 and accept\u00aded in ear\u00adly 2020.<\/p>\n

About Cray Inc.<\/strong>
\nCray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY<\/span>) com\u00adbi\u00adnes com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon and crea\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty so visio\u00adna\u00adries can keep asking ques\u00adti\u00adons that chall\u00adenge the limits of pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. Dra\u00adwing on more than 45 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence, Cray deve\u00adlo\u00adps the world\u2019s most advan\u00adced super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters, pushing the boun\u00adda\u00adries of per\u00adfor\u00admance, effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy and sca\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. Cray con\u00adti\u00adnues to inno\u00adva\u00adte today at the con\u00adver\u00adgence of data and dis\u00adco\u00advery, offe\u00adring a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve port\u00adfo\u00adlio of super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters, high-per\u00adfor\u00admance sto\u00adrage, data ana\u00adly\u00adtics and arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal intel\u00adli\u00adgence solu\u00adti\u00adons.  Go to www.cray.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

Safe Har\u00adbor Statement<\/strong>
\nThis press release con\u00adta\u00adins for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments within the mea\u00adning of Sec\u00adtion 21E<\/span> of the Secu\u00adri\u00adties Exch\u00adan\u00adge Act of 1934 and Sec\u00adtion 27A<\/span> of the Secu\u00adri\u00adties Act of 1933, inclu\u00adding, but not limi\u00adt\u00aded to, state\u00adments rela\u00adted to Cray\u2019s abili\u00adty to deli\u00adver a sys\u00adtem that meets the Air Force\u2019s and ORNL<\/span>\u2019s requi\u00adre\u00adments. The\u00adse state\u00adments invol\u00adve cur\u00adrent expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons, fore\u00adcasts of future events and other state\u00adments that are not his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adcal facts. Inac\u00adcu\u00adra\u00adte assump\u00adti\u00adons and known and unknown risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties can affect the accu\u00adra\u00adcy of for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments and cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from tho\u00adse anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted by the\u00adse for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments. Fac\u00adtors that could affect actu\u00adal future events or results include, but are not limi\u00adt\u00aded to, the risk that the sys\u00adtem requi\u00adred by the Air Force and ORNL<\/span> is not deli\u00adver\u00aded in a time\u00adly fashion or does not per\u00adform as expec\u00adted and such other risks as iden\u00adti\u00adfied in the Company\u2019s quar\u00adter\u00adly report on Form 10\u2011Q for the quar\u00adter ended June 30, 2019, and from time to time in other reports filed by Cray with the U.S. Secu\u00adri\u00adties and Exch\u00adan\u00adge Com\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon. You should not rely undu\u00adly on the\u00adse for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments, which app\u00adly only as of the date of this release. Cray under\u00adta\u00adkes no duty to publicly announ\u00adce or report revi\u00adsi\u00adons to the\u00adse state\u00adments as new infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon beco\u00admes available that may chan\u00adge the Company\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n

CRAY<\/span>, Shas\u00adta and Slingshot are regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of Cray Inc. in the United Sta\u00adtes and other count\u00adries. Other pro\u00adduct and ser\u00advice names men\u00adtio\u00adned her\u00adein are the trade\u00admarks of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span>, the AMD<\/span> logo, EPYC<\/span>, and com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons the\u00adreof are trade\u00admarks of Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stra\u00adte\u00adgic Part\u00adner\u00adship with Oak Ridge Natio\u00adnal Lab High\u00adlights First Cray Shas\u00adta Super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter for Ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal Wea\u00adther Fore\u00adcas\u00adting SEATTLE<\/span>, Aug. 07, 2019 (GLOBE<\/span> NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 Glo\u00adbal super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter lea\u00adder Cray Inc.(Nasdaq:CRAY<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that the first Cray Shas\u00adta\u2122 super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting sys\u00adtem for ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal wea\u00adther fore\u00adcas\u00adting and meteo\u00adro\u00adlo\u00adgy will be acqui\u00adred by the Air Force Life Cycle Manage\u00adment Cen\u00adter in part\u00adner\u00adship with Oak Ridge (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[966,2020,1483,1307],"class_list":["post-49441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-amd","tag-amdepychorizon","tag-cray","tag-epyc","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49442,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49441\/revisions\/49442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}