AVO WA3 report to SWG Jan 2003

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AVO WA3 report to SWG Jan 2003

• aims of WA3 work
• status of work
• progress against milestones
• priorities for next two quarters

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aims of WA3

• assess, develop and deploy new technologies
• technologies to assess grids storage/comput
  e database/datamining
• background technology evolving fast stay agile

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status

• led by AstroGrid
• plus effort from TeraPix, CDS, ESO
• now fully staffed 5.6 FTEs
• 2.55 EU funded, 3.05 partner funded
• two new developers 100 on WA3
• Martin Hill, Alan Maxwell
• two new scientists part-time on WA3
• Richards, Tissier

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successes

• demo sw
• multi-site, SOAP service, package integration
• initial DBMS assessment done
• part of AstroGrid RedBook
• initial Grid technology assessment done
• part of AstroGrid RedBook
• link to OGSA through AstroGrid

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failures

• behind on network analysis
• AstroGrid and TeraPix DBMS work uncoordinated
• various hw asssessments uncoordinated

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progress against milestonesWA3.1 Grid Technology
3.1.1 Benchmark Network Tasks (12months) 3.1.3
Network Analysis Report (24 months) - joined
PPNCG - written grid performance test
proposal 3.1.2 Middleware assmnt report and
reccs (24 months) - initial report
complete 3.1.4 Demonstration of working datagrid
(24 months) - on schedule
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progress against milestonesWA3.2 storage/compute
3.2.1 Deploy Trial Hardware (12months) -
abandoned due to lack of funds - each partner
provides hardware 3.2.2 Storage assmnt report
and reccs (24 months) - on schedule in separate
places - needs co-ordination 3.2.3 Architecture
Assessment Report (30 months) - on schedule
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progress against milestonesWA3.3
database/datamining
3.3.1 Benchmark Datamining tasks
(12months) 3.3.2 DBMS assmnt report and reccs
(18 months) - initial report complete 3.3.3
Working Datamining system for external
user testing (24 months) - on schedule
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goals for next two quarters

• co-ordinate hw assessment activities
• co-ordinate DB assessment activities
• make network analysis plan
• May final DBMS assessment report
• June initial storage assment report (final Nov)
  
• June initial network analysis report (final
  Nov)
• June plan for "working datamining system"
  (target Nov)