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Part of the ARRA impact to DMF is that it increased data production from all the sites
and the number of datastreams and instruments.
But that really just equates down to bytes, a lot more bytes coming through
and we need more buffer capability to manage the data flow from the sites.
Specifically, in the case of all the radars, which are quite large in their data production
they will be shipping a lot of that data on hard drive again
which will require a certain higher level of buffer capability just to make sure that that data
is validated before it's archived.
So that will require, we're planning for about 25 terabytes of storage just for that capability.
In addition, the need from -- to move data through the system, just all the instruments in general,
we'll need a certain level of efficiency and performance out of the system.
So we made sure that we bought a system that is capable of keeping up with
and exceeding what we anticipate for the next several years.
And that's really a key part of this, is that we're trying to plan ahead and make sure that we're not, don't get overrun
in the next few years as not only the data from the ARRA flows but also the products that result from that,
the downstream products: the VAPs or other evaluations that people are doing with the data.