<div>Regarding ROI in industry, I think that's a good topic for discussion.</div>
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<div>Like any area HPC is applied to, I would guess that the first thing you have to look at is the capability the equipment gives you.</div>
<div>Either in terms of 'we could not run this simulation, or a simulation as detailed as we need' without it,</div>
<div>or 'we get the results back in time to influence our decisions', ie. scale and time to solution.</div>
<div>Then you have to say what effect that will have on your business goals - either by saying that if we do not have that HPC capacity we</div>
<div>will have to do the modelling on other, perhaps more expensive, ways such as crash testing real cars or aircraft engines.</div>
<div>Or by saying that if we have the capability we can increase the performance of our product, and thereby gain competitiveness.</div>
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<div>I think the time to solution argument is an important one - certainly is where I work! And think of obvious examples</div>
<div>such as weather forecasting where you need that forecast to be produced before a certain time.</div>
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<div>Again time to solution can be quantified int he medical diagnostic arena - you are probably able to say that if you run (say) a radiation</div>
<div>dose plan within the time of a clinic it means the patient does not have to come back for a second visit, thereby saving soem amount of money.</div>
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<div>Apologies if i am stating the blindingly obvious.</div>
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