JBA Consulting
We have many examples of technology implementation that has transformed the services we offer , the solutions and advice we provide and even just the ways we work .”
One such example is how the company supports service delivery with robust and streamlined information management . “ Through work on national-scale flood mapping projects across the world , JBA has had to master the ability to securely store , and to make accessible , petabytes of spatial data . We have achieved this through a combination of Cloud storage and our own dedicated UK-based datacentre . We have also invested in hardware such as IBM Netezza ® and GPU-based grids that are designed for multiple scenario modelling and massive spatial queries . By offering an enhanced capability to undertake work at portfolio level , this helps in the delivery of more traditional services , such as engineering design too .” As the largest UK provider of flood , hydrological , and hydraulic modelling . JBA not only has licenced capacity to use all the leading software packages , but is also able to deploy its own in-house software , such as JFlow ® . “ JFlow was born out of our investment in research and development . It is a worldleading software package for simulating flood risks at anything from local to continental levels , including river , surface water , coastal and dam break floods . It was the first modelling package of its kind to make use of GPU technology , meaning that simulations are completed faster and more efficiently . Our owned and operated GPU-based grids , and dedicated UK-based datacentre , support multiple scenario modelling and massive spatial queries at a continental , and even global scale , using JFlow .”
Marc then goes on to discuss projects that have positively impacted the communities in which JBA works . “ Those that stand out to me are the ones that support our ambition to lead in society ’ s pursuit of resilience . More precisely - the projects that are helping communities ,
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