Radio telescope operators have as much of a problem coping with the avalanche of data as getting that information in the first place. The Victoria University of Wellington is all too aware and is leaning on IBM for a powerful (if very tongue-tying) iDataPlex compute cluster to sift through the deluge at the upcoming Murchison Widefield Array. Combined, the 4,096 array antennas probing deep space and solar atmospherics will have the Xeon-based cluster tackling signal data to the tune of 8GB per second, and about 50TB per day - that's a Nexus 7's worth of astronomy faster than you can sneeze, folks.
Engadget , IBM cluster powers Murchison Widefield Array's radio telescope, answers mysteries of the universe faster than ever (video), IBM cluster powers Murchison Widefield Array's radio telescope, answers mysteries of the universe faster than ever (video)
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