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INFSO-RI-031688
Enabling Grids for E-sciencE
www.eu-egee.org
EGEE-II Outreach to Industry
Introductory Guide to Business & Industry
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The EGEE project
• EGEE– Started in April 2004– Now in 2nd phase with 91 partners in 32 countries, federated in
regional Grids
• Objectives– Large-scale, production-quality
grid infrastructure for e-Science – Attracting new resources and
users from industry as well asscience
– Maintain and further improve“gLite” Grid middleware
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Grid Computing
• Grid computing - recently developed technology
- harnesses massive processing power by using the resources of many separate computers connected by a network to solve large-scale computation problems
• Advantages of Grid Computing
- large storage capacity
- manages large peaks of work & amounts of processing
- reduces time & resources needed for running applications
A Grid Infrastructure
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EGEE-II - Industry & Business Link
• Until now EGEE concentrated on eScience, • EGEE-II will develop links with Business & Industry• Business users are brought to EGEE-II with the aid of:
– Industry friendly platforms - IF, IFSC, ITF, EBA– Industry focussed events- EGEE06\07, Industry days,
User forums– Community approach - via an interactive web portal &
discussion– Industry based communications – Newsletters, News– Visions & strategies for industry involvement - market
studies, Industry plans
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Mapping EGEE to Industry
• EGEE Grid has more than 20 applications in 7 domains, including
- Financial Simulation (E-Grid)- Life Sciences: Bio-Informatics & Medical Imaging- Multimedia - Material Sciences
A number of large enterprises, banks & insurance groups intend to adopt the EGEE Grid first as Intranet Grid to optimise inter-site infrastructure & improve efficiency of existing resources
- Focus on security aspects priority for this type of deployment
Current & Potential EGEE Grid Take-UP - Aerospace, Automotive, Government,
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services, Media & Telecommunications, Petroleum
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Benefits for Industry
Combined with Business systems EGEE Grid infrastructure can bring substantial benefits:– Pre-market research: potentially reduces costs, making R&D
more efficient & effective, generating competitive ‘knowledge’ advantage
– Time to market significantly reduced– Financial savings: reduce prices, increase sales, create
competitive edge over non-grid users– New Products: advent of ‘on-demand’ provision of
computing resources will help businesses develop new products more quickly
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What does EGEE Grid deliver?
- over 20,000 CPU plus 5 Petabytes (5million Gigabytes) of storage, 20,000 concurrent jobs on average
- a seamless infrastructure available to users 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
- continuous monitoring of grid services & automated site configuration & management
- quality OS middleware with technical training & support
demanding scientific research now stimulating advances in the EGEE Grid that can be transferred to industry, government & healthcare with enormous potential return
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EGEE Middleware: gLite
• Key Features & Advantages
- production quality middleware distributed under business friendly open source licence
- adaptable to needs of different businesses- flexible, low-cost alternative to commercial middleware- ‘best of breed’ incorporating best features of current
middleware projects- technical support through user guide, installation guide &
release notes
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Training and User Support
EGEE-II provides user support from first contact through to production usage
- Training
- Documentation
- Expertise in grid-enabling applications
- Online helpdesk
- Networking events (User forum, conferences, events for industry, etc)
Training contacts: Brendan Hamill, NESC, [email protected]
Ruediger Berlich, FZK, [email protected]
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Structures for Industrial Take-up (1)
• Industry Forum (IF) - Responding to Industry Needs & Priorities - Industry-led free & open forum- First point of contact between EGEE & Industry- Determines potential take-up of Grid technology in Business - Helps tackle potential obstacles for take-up - Raise awareness of EGEE as a Grid service provider
- Activities
– Dedicated section on EGEE web portal– Organises meetings and industry events Results
– >180 members, 76% Industry, 23% Research, 1% Government ~ since April 2006 > 30 new IF Members via EGEE Portal
– Sign up as IF member at www.eu-egee.org Contact Douglas McKinley, [email protected]
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Structures for Industrial Take-up (2)
• Industry Forum Steering Committee (IFSC)
- Collaborates closely with Industry Forum - Made up of EGEE-II project partners & industry experts.- IFSC members active in different Grid sectors & provide
feedback on industry related topics to EGEE– Contributes & offers expert advice providing case studies,
presentations, speakers names and participants for the organisation of EGEE events
– Actively takes part in EGEE industry based events such as Industry Days and EGEE Conferences.
To find out more about the EGEE-II Industry Forum Steering Committee contact : Douglas McKinley, [email protected]
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Structures for Industrial Take-up (3)
• Industry Task Force (ITF) - Placing Industry on an executive level in EGEE-II
• The ITF aims to:– Interact with EGEE-II Technical Coordination Group (TCG) to
place business & industry requirements on equal footing as scientific applications
– Support the selected industrial applications by establishing a direct support channel with SA1 and JRA1, including security
– Collaborate with BEinGRID to ensure that their goal to have successful showcases of industrial applications on gLite is reached
– Interact with EGEE-II Industry Forum and CERN Openlab to improve the take-up of EGEE-II in industry
– Ensure that EGEE-II is aware of industrial requirements and formulates strategies to improve the take-up of EGEE-II in industry.
Contact Gabriel Zaquine, [email protected]
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Structures for Industrial Take-up (4)
• EGEE-II Business Associates (EBA) - companies sponsoring work on joint-interest subjects
• Technical developments• Market Surveys• Business modelling• Exploitation strategies• Transfer of know-how and services to industry
- Membership benefits: Help define sustainable infrastructure, early access to EGEE-II documentation, publication of articles within EGEE-II, influence & participate in industrial events & Industrial Forum discussions
• EGEE Business Associates: Framework for active research collaboration between EGEE-II and Industry
• Results– Announcement of First EBAs at EGEE’06 (NICE, Platform Computing)
• Contact Hannelore Hammerle, [email protected]
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Structures for Industrial Take-up (5)
• Industry Related EventsEGEE Industry Days
– Led by leading experts & EGEE managers– 1-2 day format targeting diverse industrial sectors – Illustrate advantages of EGEE Grid & tackle key business concerns – Agenda: case studies, success stories & networking opportunities
Results- 130 participants from start-ups, spin-offs, SMEs, large enterprise,
R&D, from 15 EU countries, USA & Japan- Paris France April 2006 - Petroleum industry to experiment on
GILDA (Total UK)- Cambridge UK May 2006 - Qi3 producing TME Report on SME take-
up of Grid - Ischia, Italy July 2006 - 69% of attendants from SME/industry, - Planned - Industry Days: Catania, Helsinki (IST)
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Structures for Industrial Take-up (6)
• Training Events– Expert-led Training (from installation to admin)– Helping Industry adopt Grid more effectively & quickly for best
ROI– Possibility of in-house training
• EGEE Annual Conference– EGEE’06 Business Track - Exploring Grids’ Business Potential – Leading, global experts from private & public sectors– Presentations targeting broad spectrum of industrial sectors– International Audience from SMEs, large enterprises & public
services learn about the benefits, challenges & next steps for Grid computing
– EGEE’06 Business Track offers “an essential glimpse into this important wave of change for those in public & private sectors.” Ian Osborne, Grid Computing Now!Intellect, UK
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Success Stories (1)
Important milestones already achieved demonstrate EGEE Grid business potential
Geocluster (seismic processing solution) - First successful application of Expanding GEOSciences on Demand
(EGEODE) - Virtual Organisation (VO) designed for Industrial R&D and
Academic Labs in Geosciences
CS SI (EGEE Industrial Partner)- Support early adopters from Industry - QA, verification & validation for Fusion Community- Promote ‘Grid hub portal’ for job submission on super computer
infrastructure and pre- & post-processing on EGEE infrastructure
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Success Stories (2)
• Rugbi Project & OpenPlast Projects- Focusing on innovative SMEs operating in Biotechnology & the
Plastic Industry- Accessible applications (CFD Fluent Software, Mechanics –
ASTER Software)
- GridWiseTech - Development of EGEE LCG API & web portal with user-friendly
access to EGEE infrastructure- GridWiseTech client used resources to create new medical
device, - Saving time & reaching higher quality already at the prototype
stage