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Perspectives on Grid: Virtualization as a Foundation for SOA Environments - Synergies, Alignment, and the Relationship Between SOA and Infrastructure Virtualization

whitepaper In this paper, Matt Haynos provides a cursory analysis of the similarities and differences between grid computing and SOA and infrastructure virtualization techniques. SOA and infrastructure virtualization techniques are highly synergistic.

Tags: web services

[15 May 2008]

Perspectives on Grid: An Overview of WebSphere Extended Deployment - Examining WebSphere XD as an Integrated Grid Platform for SOA and Infrastructure Virtualization Environments

whitepaper In this paper, one will get an overview of WebSphere Extended Deployment and how it can help the organization realize a dynamic, goals-driven grid infrastructure built on virtualization and which is ideal for SOA environments.

Tags: high performance computing

[15 May 2008]

Use of the Signal Reference Grid in Data Centers

whitepaper This paper explains the origins of the signal reference grid, the operating principles and limitations, and why they no longer are needed. Signal reference grids are automatically specified and installed in data centers despite the fact that they...

Tags: network design

[15 May 2008]

IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Grid Failover Scenarios Version 1.1

whitepaper This paper documents a series of TS7700 Grid failover test scenarios for zOS which were run in an IBM laboratory environment. The capability to resume business operations in the event of a product or site failure is provided by the TS7700 Grid...

Tags: tape drives - libraries

[15 May 2008]

Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters

whitepaper This paper provides a framework for improving the energy efficiency of both new and existing datacenters. Power availability is one of the most important challenges facing datacenters today. In the past, datacenter floor space has always loomed as...

Tags: data center

[15 May 2008]

Data Center One Technical Description

whitepaper A technical solution that utilizes grid computing is described in detail. Specific use cases and their corresponding solutions show how grid technology can be applied to solve real-world problems and how the technology fits within the current data...

Tags: data center

[14 May 2008]

Policy-Driven Access Control Over a Distributed Firewall Architecture

whitepaper Motivated by a Grid based scientific application, where a dynamic collection of individuals and institutions are required to share resources to achieve certain goals, this paper propose the synthesis of two lines of research.

Tags: firewalls

[11 May 2008]

Data Streaming, Workflow and Firewall-Friendly Grid Services With Styx

whitepaper This paper presents the Styx Grid Service (SGS), a remote service type that allows data to be streamed directly between service instances. The Styx Grid Service is built upon the Styx protocol, an established protocol for building distributed systems.

Tags: firewalls

[11 May 2008]

Scalable, Grid-Enabled Service-Oriented Architecture Using Oracle Coherence

whitepaper This makes an SOA grid a highly efficient architecture that increases business agility and reliability. One of the greatest benefits of a service-oriented architecture (SOA) grid is that the cost of scalability is more predictable and efficient...

Tags: monitoring systems

[03 May 2008]

A Scalable PKI for a National Grid Service

whitepaper This paper describes work to expand the PKI for the UK National Grid Service (NGS), to integrate it with site authentication and improve usability. As the NGS grows to support wider and larger scientific communities, the paper investigate how to...

Tags: pki

[03 May 2008]

Calculating the Return on Investment for Clustered Caching and Data Grid Solutions

whitepaper This white paper demonstrates the ROI of clustered caching and data grid solutions using Oracle Coherence. Innovative middleware solutions such as In-memory Data Grid technology can dramatically increase the utilization of software and hardware...

Tags: middleware, budget, roi, coherence

[14 Apr 2008]

The Green Grid Data Center Power Efficiency Metrics: PUE and DCiE

whitepaper This is an update to the very first white paper published by the Green Grid in February 2007 called "Green Grid Metrics: Describing Data Center Power Efficiency" to refine the nomenclature and intent of that paper.

Tags: data center

[11 Apr 2008]

Dynamic Firewalls and Service Deployment Models for Grid Environments

whitepaper This paper presents two different approaches to partially overcome the limitations in Grid computing introduced by firewalls. However, the traditional client-server paradigm supported by most of today's firewall does not accommodate the specific...

Tags: firewalls

[11 Apr 2008]

Security in Multi-Domain Grid Environments

whitepaper This paper focuses on the Authorisation aspects of security in grid environments spanning multiple administrative domains. The EU DataGrid project has made a comprehensive security architecture and implemented many components of this for use by all...

Tags: network security, grid, components, implemented

[10 Apr 2008]

Perspectives on Grid Computing

whitepaper The purpose of this paper is to summarize the various schools of thought related to grid computing, to describe the state of the art, and to provide some opinions on the useful contributions in this space that might be made by a small to mid-sized...

Tags: high performance computing, grid, art, decade

[10 Apr 2008]

A Methodology for Account Management in Grid Computing Environments

whitepaper This paper proposes an alternative approach to account allocation that provides the benefits of persistent accounts while minimizing the administrative burden on Grid resource providers. A national infrastructure of Grid computing environments will...

Tags: high performance computing, grid, account, burden

[10 Apr 2008]

A Centralized Data Access Model for Grid Computing

whitepaper This paper describes a different approach, where the opportunity to design a grid environment from scratch is used to build a tightly-coupled, data-oriented infrastructure that leverages deep investment in leading edge technology to provide very...

Tags: high performance computing, grid, grid computing, distribution

[10 Apr 2008]

Performance-Aware Workflow Management for Grid Computing

whitepaper Grid middleware development has advanced rapidly over the past few years to support component-based programming models and service-orientated architectures. Grid applications are increasingly modular, composed of workflow descriptions that can...

Tags: load balancing, workflow, component, concepts

[10 Apr 2008]

A Do-it-Yourself Framework for Grid Computing: Learn to Build Your Own Grid Computing Application Using Open Source Tools

whitepaper This paper uses a Java custom ClassLoader, a Tomcat servlet container, and the Axis SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation to demonstrate a simple-to-use framework that supports minimal grid requirements, including machine...

Tags: java, grid, grid computing, execution

[10 Apr 2008]

VGrid: Vehicular AdHoc Networking and Computing Grid for Intelligent Traffic Control

whitepaper This paper proposes VGrid: an ad hoc networking and computational grid, which can be formed by leveraging inter-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside wireless communications. Rather than just using ad-hoc networks for exchanging data between vehicles...

Tags: high performance computing, traffic, vehicle, ad hoc

[10 Apr 2008]

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