Speaker
Prof.
Dieter Kranzlmueller
(Linz University and CERN)
Description
Europe has invested heavily in developing Grid technology and
infrastructures during the past years, with some impressive results. The EU
EGEE Project (www.eu-egee.org), which provides a coordinating framework for
national, regional and thematic Grids, has proved a vital catalyst and
incubator for the success of establishing a working, large-scale,
multi-science production Grid infrastructure that serves many sciences. As
the Virtual Organizations established by scientific communities move from
testing their applications on the Grid to routine and daily usage, it
becomes increasingly important and necessary to ensure maintainance,
reliability and adaptiveness of the Grid infrastructure. This is rather
difficult with the usual (short) project funding cycles, which inhibit
investment from long-term users and industry. The situation is in some
ways analogous to that of scientifc networks, where independent national
initiatives led to common standards and ultimately the creation of the DANTE
organization. A similar evolution needs to be planned now for Grids, i.e.
National Grid Initiatives to guide Grid infrastructure deployment and
operation at country-level and a central coordinating body to ensure
long-term sustainability and interoperability.
Author
Prof.
Dieter Kranzlmueller
(Linz University and CERN)
