The news comes after a ‘mutual agreement’ was reached between Fujitsu and Beardsell’s immediate predecessor and outgoing ANZ CEO Mike Foster, who will depart the company on 31 October after a decade of working there.

“Gadi represents a milestone for Australian research. We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Fujitsu and its network to offer Australian researchers world-class computing resources to take us into the next decade.”