2015

Budget initially thought to be allocated for the RCF for equipment growth and refresh was not provided. Only emergency purchases and minor refresh were done (like replacing dying drives on 4-6 years old hardware to keep it alive) from a farm/processing perspective.

The latest computing resource needs is available at PSN0622 : Computing projections revisited 2014-2019. Even under a modest budget, the resources were dimmed insufficient to meet the need for timely scientific throughput. A new projection based on the non-funding profile of FY15 is not available at this time.