Resource Allocation Reductions
Learn about resource allocation reductions for high-performance computing.
Fiscal Year 2020 Quarterly Allocation Reductions
In FY 2020, shortly after Quarter 1, Quarter 2, and Quarter 3 end, allocations will be automatically adjusted to account for low utilization against planned usage. Percentage reductions are documented in the following table, and examples provided for a 100,000 allocation unit allocation.
| Calendar Date | If total charged usage is less than this much of initial allocation… | …remove this much of initial allocation from unused balance | Example 100,000 hour allocation with zero usage |
Example 100,000 hour allocation with 6,000 hour/quarter usage |
Example 100,000 hour allocation with 9,000 hour/quarter usage |
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| Removed | Remaining | Removed | Remaining | Removed | Remaining | |||
| January 10 | 10% | 15% | 15,000 | 79,000 | 15,000 | 76,000 | ||
| 5% | 30% | 30,000 | 70,000 | |||||
| April 10 | 20% | 30% | 30,000 | 58,000 | 30,000 | 52,000 | ||
| 5% | 50% | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||
| July 10 | 40% | 25% | 25,000 | 48,000 | ||||
| 20% | 75% | 75,000 | 7,000 | |||||
| 10% | 90% | 90,000 | 10,000 | |||||
A linear burn rate is the underlying assumption; for projects with known non-linearities, adjustments will be made according to the plan (e.g., no reduction would be made on January 10 if no usage was planned for Quarter 1).