Known Territories

There are several ways that Globus software has been used that are well-trod paths General-purpose Grid infrastructures Domain-specific Grid infrastructures Domain-specific Grid-enabled applications General-purpose Grid-enabled application

frameworks

For each of these, there are many examples and lessons learned

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Domain-specific Grid Infrastructure Builds on existing tools

Databases, instruments, applications

Adds Web service interfaces Teleinstrumentation service, database access services,

metadata and registry services, collaboration interfaces, portal

Offers users a Web(-service)-based system for doing domain-specific work; e.g., automation, sharing, pre-configuration

Users need documentation, system integration notes

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Example Uses

Enable broader sharing of data, instruments, code within a community

Lower the startup cost for new users of the community’s data, instruments, code

Build a community data repository Build an analysis/annotation community

(Web 2.0 for science)

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Examples ofDomain-specific Scientific Grids

caGrid – cancer research Earth System Grid – climate studies LEAD portal – weather forecasting LIGO – cosmology/physics NEES – earthquake engineering

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