Grid Computing

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Grid Computing

• Trenton Fairbanks
• Sung Wan Kim
• Laura Samartin
• Jumpei Takatsuki

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Why Grid Computing?

• 40 Mainframes are idle
• 90 Unix servers are idle
• 95 PC servers are idle
• 0-15 Mainframes are idle in peak-hour
• 70 PC servers are idle in peak-hour

Source Grid Computing Dr Daron G Green
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How Grid Computing Works
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Super computer, Big mainframe
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Source The Evolving Computing Model Grid
Computing Michael Teyssedre
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How Grid Computing Works
Virtual machine Virtual CPU
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Source The Evolving Computing Model Grid
Computing Michael Teyssedre
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How Grid Computing Works
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Source The Evolving Computing Model Grid
Computing Michael Teyssedre
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Definition

• Grid computing is
• A distributed computing system
• Where a group of computers are connected
• To create and work as one large virtual computing
  power, storage, database, application, and service

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Definition

• Grid computing
• Allows a group of computers to share the system
  securely and
• Optimizes their collective resources to meet
  required workloads
• By using open standards

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Key Technologies

• OGSA Open Grid Services Architecture
• Web services XML, WSDL, SOAP

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Open Grid Services Architecture
OGSA architecture with Web services-enabled
service interface
Applications
Web Services
OGSA
Database
Workflow
Security
Messaging
Directory
File systems
Servers
Storage
Network
Source "Evolution of grid computing architecture
and grid adoption models" J. Joseph, M. Ernest,
and C. Fellenstein
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Communities

• Global Grid Forum
• The Globus Alliance Globus Toolkit 4.0

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How it Evolves
Utility computing
Service grid
Data grid
Virtualization Service-oriented Open standard
Processing grid
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Early adopters

• Academic
• Big science
• Life science
• Nuclear engineering
• Simulation

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Market Potential

• Financial servicesrisk management and
  compliance
• Automotiveacceleration of product development
• Petroleumdiscovery of oils

Source Perspectives on grid Grid computing -
next-generation distributed computing" Matt
Haynos, 01/27/04