11/30/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/30/2022 09:08
NOAA and Microsoft have forged a formal agreement to harness Microsoft's cloud computing tools and help advance NOAA's mission to create a Climate-Ready Nation.
"We are excited about the potential of partnering NOAA's environmental intelligence with Microsoft's cloud computing in hopes of amplifying NOAA's ability to predict climate, weather and ocean changes," said Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA Administrator.
The new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) involves scientists and engineers from across NOAA who will work with Microsoft to reach these goals over the next year.
"We are honored to collaborate with NOAA to bring the power of cloud computing to help our nation's leading scientists solve some of the important challenges facing the world," said Rick Wagner, president, Microsoft Federal. "Microsoft Azure Artificial Intelligence and high performance computing capabilities can help NOAA accelerate critical research and foster innovative approaches to mitigate the risk of climate change."
Under the CRADA, NOAA and Microsoft will perform collaborative research and development to advance five major goals:
NOAA regularly partners with private sector companies through CRADAs to conduct research and development work that is mutually beneficial and helps to accomplish NOAA's mission.
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