1. Grid Computing Now!
Making the Case for Grid Computing
Ian Osborne
Project Director
Intellect, London
+44 20 7331 2054
+44 7793 258219
ian.osborne@intellectuk.org
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2. Agenda
Introduction
The UK Government Technology Strategy
• Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN)
The Grid Computing Now! KTN
• Events
• Case Studies
What Next?
Questions
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3. UK Government Technology Strategy
Exploitation of key technologies: “knowledge transfer
networks” (KTNs)
To underpin the high value added areas of the UK
Economy
To generate new streams of economic activity in their
own right
Development of applications: “innovation platforms”
The integration of a range of technologies, to meet
defined societal need
Combined with better co-ordination of policy and
procurement instruments to deliver a step change in
UK performance
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4. KTN Goals (October 2006)
1. to deliver improved industrial performance through innovation
and new collaborations by driving the flow of people, knowledge and
experience between business and the science-base, between
businesses and across sectors
2. to drive knowledge transfer between the supply and demand
sides of technology-enabled markets through a high quality, easy to
use service
3. to facilitate innovation and knowledge transfer by providing UK
businesses with the opportunity to meet and network with
individuals and organisations, in the UK and internationally
4. to provide a forum for a coherent business voice to inform
government of its technology needs and about issues, such as
regulation, which are enhancing or inhibiting innovation in the UK
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5. How are KTNs measured?
1. the first metric has to be your “market share” of the
relevant community - the number of companies on
your membership list.
2. Since interaction is necessary for knowledge transfer
the number of opportunities given for interaction: I.e.
“Meetings” with a “quality” measure of the number of
“new” participants.
3. You need to drive to grow your communities the third
metric is an intermediate measure of the formation of
new partnerships and collaborations, the number of
people from the science base joining the community
(Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, CASE Awards,
secondment, etc.), your contribution to Government
consultations, joint publications and so on.
4. the final metric is concerned with the formation and
growth of new partnerships within the community as
measured by how much money you get in from the
UK, Europe and Private Finance
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6. Agenda
Introduction
The UK Government Technology Strategy
• Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN)
The Grid Computing Now! KTN
• Events
• Case Studies
What Next?
Questions
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7. Why Grid Computing?
What is Grid Computing and the What benefits does Grid
capabilities it holds for business?
–Grid computing harnesses the Computing bring to users?
massive processing power made
possible by distributed computing and Improved Return on Assets
applies it to business problems.
–It does this through virtualising
Increased Scalability
computers, storage and networking Flexibility
resources such that a grid appears as
one large computer. Agility
–A grid computing infrastructure is
capable of managing large peaks of Managing IT Complexity
work; managing large amounts of
processing and automatically adjusting
capacity to meet workload.
–When this infrastructure is combined
with business systems that allow users
to describe their processes,
substantial benefits can be obtained.
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8. About Grid Computing Now!
• A Knowledge Transfer Network project funded by
the DTI Technology Programme aimed at
transferring knowledge about Grid Computing
Technologies to Public and Private Sector Users in
the UK.
• Partnership between Intellect, the UK Hi-Tech Trade
Association; National e-Science Centre, a world
leader in Grid Computing research; and CNR Ltd, a
consultancy focused on SME organisations and
business intermediaries.
• Substantial number of industrial, business user and
academic partners
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9. Grid Computing Now! 1.0 Objectives
1. Establish wide understanding of the potential of Grid Computing
particularly among the IT user community
2. Accelerate the recognition of requirements and issues for Grid
Computing
3. Prepare the UK ICT industry, users and government for Grid
Computing
4. Follow through the e-Science Core Programme vision in which
demanding scientific research stimulates significant advances in Grid
technology which are then transferred to UK industry, healthcare and
government.
The KTN will engage: IT and business leaders, policy makers in central
government, regional government, regional development agencies
and the devolved administrations, specialist grid suppliers and
service providers, e-Science researchers, consultants and business
intermediaries to promote grid computing as a foundation for secure,
dynamic, virtual organisations to obtain competitive advantage.
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10. Grid Computing Now! Activities to date…
The Team Some Key Facts:
Web-site development •3 yr, £1M/$1.8M Funding
Technical Events •Leading suppliers engaged
Educate; Recruit; Engage •Website live August 2005
Case Studies
•>850 network members
Real Users and real solutions
•70% Business
Media Programme
•#22 Google “Grid Computing”
Inform and Influence
Leverage Collaborative projects •>1000 visitors/month
Sector Agenda •Average visit duration >5mins
Champion Grid Computing in •31 Case Studies
key industries •12 Invited Industry Talks/Papers
Aim to create pilot projects •>50 Target Media Articles
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16. Agenda
Introduction
The UK Government Technology Strategy
• Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN)
The Grid Computing Now! KTN
• Events
• Case Studies
What Next?
Questions
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17. Project Vision 2.0
Realise the benefits to the UK economy of rapid
adoption of modern computing technologies,
defined as:-
• Scalable, secure, efficient computing infrastructures
• More easily managed and linked together
• Forming a platform for delivering IT services linked
to business processes through a defined
architecture
• Thus leading to improved productivity, reduced
costs and enhanced business opportunity
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18. IT Architecture Trends
Web Services
Service Oriented
Architecture
Flexibility
Virtual
Computing
Infrastructure
Consolidation
Range
of solutions
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20. Grid Computing Now! Plans …
Strategy: Sector Agenda
High Profile campaigns: Pilot Projects:
–Green IT –Government Infrastructure
–Software Licensing –Transport
–Generate media attention
Leverage Collaborative Projects
Engage & Influence IT leadership
in Sectors with potential Technical Events
–Energize community of Grid Webinars
enthusiasts, experts Face to face Showcase events
–Raise business awareness –OGF 20/Grids Mean Business
–Identify more success stories! Media
–Capitalise on Collaborative R&D Case Studies
Leverage Network to lay
Competition
foundations for GCN! 2.0
–Roadmapping Event (May) Industry focus
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21. Grid and the Public Sector
Observations: There are opportunities:
Highly relevant as part of a Grid enabled patient care
service orientated infrastructure
eDiaMoND/GIMI
Major changes underway in e-
Government initiatives Cancer Grid
Conduct of government Healthcare@home
Delivery of services Integrated service delivery
The “citizen” user Integrated Transport Services
Major programmes underway Shared Service collaboration
Eg. Connecting for Health Sustainability
Mostly outsourced/contracted Central & Local Government
Limited departmental Showcase
responsibility
London 2012
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22. Virtualisation and Software Licensing
It used to be simple!
One license per computer
-scaled by processor size or
number of users
Not any longer …
-Multi-core processors
-Virtual software stacks
-Replicating on servers
-Moving around infrastructure
-Across geographic boundaries
-Towards on-demand, utility
style dynamic capacity
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23. IT Energy Management Challenges
80:20
Need: 2xProcessing
Capacity per annum;
Target: 60% Energy
Reduction from 1990
levels by 2050
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24. Summary
The UK Government has invested heavily in Grid
Computing through the eScience programme
The Grid Computing Now! KTN is intended to capitalise
on this investment and the developments in the market
We will be measured as successful if we can point to
changes taking place in practice
- Adoption of grid computing technologies
- Large network of industrial suppliers/users
- Inputs towards future government investments
- Productivity/Business Improvements underway
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