[wlug] Project Isambard To Test Feasibility Of An ARM-Based Supercomputer

Four UK universities will build a 10,000+-core ARM super to determine whether such a beast can beat the usual Xeon-based beasties on price/performance. There’s a suggestion of support for other architectures for comparison purposes as well. <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/18/arm_met_office_hpc/>