UKRI Stories | From gamer to cloud systems engineer l 101 jobs that change the world S2 Ep 8 @UKResearchandInnovation | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
What is it like to keep thousands of servers running for a cloud infrastructure, so that scientists can access the compute resources they need without the worry of maintaining their own systems?

Jacob Ward is a cloud systems engineer at @SciTechUK's Scientific Computing Department. In this video, learn more about his fascinating work and how he got here.

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