The #SKA Observatory will produce around 600 petabytes of data 💽 each year. That amount would take 200 years to download using an at-home internet connection of 100 megabytes per second. Initial data from the SKA is expected in 📆 2027, with the start of major #science operations in 2029. Handling the large volume and complexity of SKA data requires a global network of specialized computing facilities. #Canada 🇨🇦 committed to establishing one such centre https://theconversation.com/information-collected-by-the-worlds-largest-radio-telescope-will-be-stored-and-processed-by-global-data-centres-255268 #Astronomy #CanSRC