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Joe_H wrote:The people in charge are currently in talks with some large providers, the requirements are steep. A Work Server needs to handle high levels of I/O, high network traffic, have about 50-100 TB of fast storage. Those are the requirements I remember.
If there are specific other areas, I can pass that info on.
bruce wrote:Traditionally, FAH has purchased enough servers to meet the research needs of Grad Students at the various campuses that are part of the Consortium. The whole world is suddenly interested in COVAID-19 and FAH has received unanticipated advertising from several popular websites so suddenly we need 6x of the infrastructure and of the staff. Such rapid growth could not really be anticipated or planned for.
FAH doesn't bug people for money but the information is available if you look for it.
https://foldingathome.org/about/donate/
Unrestricted funds for "infrastructure" are harder to come by than research funds, too.
I don't think Management was looking to hire somebody, or what kind of talents they might be looking for some time in the future. We really have been hit by a tidal wave of unexpected computer resources without the resources to deal with it easily.HouseCat wrote:My extension of assistance does extend beyond Corvid-19 though.
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