GridCoord d 1
Yüklə 0,69 Mb.
|
- Bu səhifədəki naviqasiya:
- Historical overview of Grid Research in GridCoord Countries
AnalysisThis analysis is an attempt to digest and make readable the large amount of information accumulated during the collection phase of the GridCoord survey project. The complete contributions of the GridCoord partners can be found in the AnnexPart II of this compendium. The diversity and heterogeneity of the individual contributions by the GridCoord partners emphasises the need for a comprehensive synthesis of the collected information. The diversity of the contributions is due to the different approaches to Grid Research, to national and cultural traditions, to different funding schemes. This diversity is also a proof and evidence how vibrant Grid research is in Europe. The analysis starts with a short historical overview of Grid research in Europe, followed by an examination of the major current research directions and motivations. The driving forces are investigated and where feasible the degree of adoption in various field of science, industry and business. The analysis attempts as well to comprehend and interpret the different funding schemes, and provide an approximate figure of the amount of money spent for Grid Research in the surveyed GridCoord countries. Finally, the analysis shortly describes links to industry and business and their involvement. Historical overview of Grid Research in GridCoord CountriesThe name “Grid” was coined in the US in the mid ’90. H, however, this does not mean that Europe was not already active in research in parallel and distributed computing, supercomputing, and metacomputing. Several European countries have a long tradition in the above-mentioned fields and pioneered research activities. The following table gives a historical glimpse at the research approaches that led to the development of Grid Computing in the surveyed countries. We can distinguish between loose, bottom-up approaches pioneered by research communities (computer science and applications) and a more co-ordinated, top-down approach coming from funding authorities. Also, a distinction can be made between infrastructure-oriented approaches which are often more coherent and research-oriented approaches that tackle specific open problems of Grid research. The rapid development of networking technology has allowed for easier coupling of distributed applications and the progress European countries made in deploying advanced research and education networks and their interconnection were instrumental in triggering the uptake of Grid Computing. Grid computing can be seen as an evolutionary technology, capturing existing technology trends (technology push) like networked computing, clusters and blades that enable new sets and mechanism for delivering ubiquitous and predictable services. In addition there is an application pull, initial coming from several sciencestific disciplines needing access to instruments and databases distributed all over the world. Applications have evolved from once simple, often monolithic, computer-or server-centric binaries to services that are disaggregated and then distributed across the network. However, there is also a revolutionary and radical component/perspective: Grid computing mandates a systemic rather component-centric approach: it requires giving up personal ownership of hardware and using the resources of others, a collectivistic mentality that must will have to learn to considerhas to be learned. Grid computing is designed for change, going far beyond sheer computing power. Hence, the reason why Grid Computing is a radically different approach to using effectively computing power is not only technological, but it also has a very important sociological componentHence, the reason why Grid Computing is radical is mainly sociological. The following table is a summary of the history chapters from the individual contributions.
Yüklə 0,69 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
|