On the Evolution of Large Scale Distributed Systems AND High Throughput Computing on the Open Science Grid (OSG) Infrastructure

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Presenter: Corina Stratan (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

This presentation introduces the main models of large scale distributed systems and discusses their evolution. As researchers are envisioning a “world wide cloud” that would connect computational resources in a global infrastructure, we aim to give insight on the technical challenges in achieving this objective. We analyze several types of distributed systems (grids, peer-to-peer systems, volunteer computing systems and clouds) and discuss whether their models and technologies can converge.

Presentation slides: ghc09_large_scale_systems_cstratan.pdf

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High Throughput Computing on the Open Science Grid (OSG) Infrastructure

Presenter: Britta Daudert (Open Science Grid)

This presentation discusses concepts of high throughput and grid computing for science and engineering that involve the use of nationally distributed computing resources. The focus will be on enabling the use of the Open Science Grid cyberinfrastructure, to perform large-scale computations and data-intensive processing in various research fields. Participants will be provided with technical information that will allow them to further explore grid technologies for their own research.

• Grid Computing Using OSG: Britta Daudert, California Institute of Technology