Iridis4--the 250 teraflop supercomputer at University of Southampton rates as one of the most powerful supercomputers in the United Kingdom: R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLog
Based an IBM Intelligent Cluster, the Iridis4 supercomputer accelerates research at the University of Southampton.
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