Severe weather warnings and advance notice of floods will also be issued with greater accuracy
22 April 2021 • 12:01am
The Met Office says the more powerful computer will give it a greater ability to predict storm surges and floods.
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The Met Office will be able to give street-by-street weather forecasts with a £1.2bn Microsoft supercomputer that can pinpoint predictions to within 100m.
The UK s national weather service will launch the computer next year, with technology provided by Microsoft, and says it could eventually let people see how their weather will differ to their neighbours a day or two ahead.
Weather forecasting supercomputer being built by Met Office and Microsoft
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UK government signs new three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft
April 21, 2021 | Microsoft reporter
The UK government has signed a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Microsoft to enable public sector organisations to continue to unlock the benefits of cloud computing and business applications.
The new MOU, entitled the Digital Transformation Arrangement 2021 (DTA21), allows all eligible public sector organisations to benefit from discounts and beneficial terms for Microsoft 365, Azure as well as associated Support and Consulting services, and for the first time â Dynamics 365 and Power Platform cloud services.
DTA21 renews the existing DTA MOU as a three-year agreement starting on May 1, 2021, and runs until April 2024. It brings together Microsoft 365, which includes Modern Workplace offerings such as Teams, the current Azure Pricing Arrangement (APA) and expands into new areas such as Business Applications.