MET OFFICE
have some type of qualitative, contex-
ing with technology giants such as
tual or impact assessment of what that
Amazon Web Services, Google and
data means. Our team have a unique
Microsoft. “It’s still a journey,” reflects
blend of skills in data science, statistics,
Ewen. “We certainly recognise that the
computer programming and more.”
move to the cloud gives us a combination
The sheer size of the Met Office’s
of scale, elasticity, affordability and the
data pool cannot be overstated and
capability that we need to support our
as a result, the organisation shrewdly
world-class science teams.” Right now,
decided to shift to the cloud, partner-
the cloud does not fulfil the needs of its
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