What happens once every two years, no one quite knows when, though there is a lot of speculation, and no one know what form it will take? The EPCC ARCHER2 business continuity and disaster recover (BCDR) test.
RSECon23 was held this year in sunny Swansea 5th-7th September. Whilst my work at EPCC is not actually that of RSE, it is certainly RSE-adjacent; I support the work of RSEs both here in EPCC and also around the country (sometimes even around the world). My roles include ARCHER2, Cirrus and Dirac services Support Desks and EPCC Training activities, so I was pleased, if slightly nervous, to be invited to help represent EPCC at RSECon this year.
The ARCHER2 Service is a world class advanced computing resource for UK researchers. ARCHER2 is provided by UKRI, EPCC, HPE Cray and the University of Edinburgh.
