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===Subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise: 2019–present=== On September 25, 2019, [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] (HPE) acquired the company for $1.3 billion.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2019/09/hpe-completes-acquisition-of-supercomputing-leader-cray-inc.html | title=HPE completes acquisition of supercomputing leader Cray Inc. | publisher=[[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] | date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> In October 2020, HPE was awarded the contract to build the pre-exascale [[European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking|EuroHPC]] computer [[LUMI]], in [[Kajaani]], [[Finland]].<ref name="hpe">{{cite web|date=October 21, 2020|title=Hewlett Packard Enterprise wins $160M+ contract to power one of the world's fastest supercomputers based in Finland to bolster Europe's research in science and unlock economic growth|url=https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2020/10/hewlett-packard-enterprise-wins-160m-contract-to-power-one-of-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputers-based-in-finland-to-bolster-europes-research-in-science-and-unlock-economic-growth.html|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=Hewlett Packard Enterprise|publisher=Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP}}</ref> The contract, worth €144.5 million, is for an HPE Cray EX system, with a theoretical maximum performance of 550 [[petaflops]]. Once fully operational, LUMI will become one of the fastest supercomputers in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LUMI: a new EuroHPC world-class supercomputer in Finland {{!}} European High Performance Computer Joint Undertaking|url=https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/news/lumi-new-eurohpc-world-class-supercomputer-finland|access-date=2021-07-13|website=eurohpc-ju.europa.eu|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610152353/https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/news/lumi-new-eurohpc-world-class-supercomputer-finland|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 28, 2022, the US [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) inaugurated the nation’s newest weather and climate supercomputers, two HPE Cray supercomputers installed and operated by [[General Dynamics]] (GDIT). Each supercomputer operates at 12.1 [[petaflops]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-supercomputers-for-weather-and-climate-forecasts-get-major-bump|title=U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump | publisher=[[NOAA]] | date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> On November 18, 2024, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) unveiled an HPE Cray supercomputer for use in nuclear weapons analysis and inertial confinement fusion design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genkina |first=Dina |date=November 19, 2024 |title=New Fastest Supercomputer Will Simulate Nuke Testing |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/supercomputer-for-nukes |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=IEEE Spectrum}}</ref> The supercomputer is housed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and was ranked at #1 in the TOP500 supercomputer list in the November 2024 edition. HPE Cray supercomputers were listed in 7 of the top 10 positions on the list, including the #1, #2, and #3 positions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOP 500: November 2024 |url=https://www.top500.org/lists/top500/2024/11/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=TOP500}}</ref>
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