Buyer Expectations for Short-Term Growth in Their Spending for HPC Servers, Desktops, and Cloud Usage

Over the past decade, the relative positions of HPC vendors in terms of revenue have shifted and evolved due to acquisitions, changes in product lines, and advances in technology. Hyperion Research sees this pattern continuing as we project out over the coming years as new areas of technology emerge and current technology evolves.

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) recently hosted its 104th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland with the theme of "Living in a Changing Environment". The event consisted of 47 meetings and symposia on various topics involving the science, policy, and technology of climate change, oceanography, and meteorology. Among these was the 10th Annual Symposium on High Performance Computing (HPC) for Weather, Water, and Climate. HPC is considered essential to the efforts of weather, water, and climate organizations worldwide to provide accurate forecasts and advance scientific understanding of Earth's systems. A panel discussion including David Michaud (NWS), Laurie Carriere (NASA), Thomas Hauser (NCAR), Frank Indiviglio (NOAA), and Tiago Quintino (ECMWF) shed light on the shared challenges and opportunities faced by these organizations in leveraging HPC for weather prediction and climate modeling.