Grid computing in 30''
What is grid computing?
The world's grids
Five big ideas
Resource sharing
Virtual organizations
Secure access
Resource use
Computational problems
High-throughput problems
High-performance problems
The death of distance
Open standards
Building a grid
The architecture
The hardware
The middleware
Globus toolkit
''Gridifying'' your application
Grids in IT history
Grid computing’s ancestors
Grid-changing technologies
Back to the future
Breaking Moore’s law?
Grids and you
Who uses grid computing?
Grids for different needs
Volunteer computing
In debate
Can we use grids in healthcare?
Are grids just for science?
How do we ensure the future for e-science?
What about grids and business?
Do grids need standardization?
What if grids aren't the answer?
Who will pay for grid computing?
Grids and clouds: What's in a name?
What about green computing?
Where are all the women?
Grid-powered projects
International grids
National grids
Field-specific grids
Volunteer computing
Middleware projects
Grid communication
Grid business
Grid people
Multimedia
Tutorials
Demos and Games
Blogs and webcasts
Grid people
Grid people
Marco Cecchi
Name:
Marco Cecchi
Age:
38
Project:
gLite
Position:
Developer
Institution:
INFN
Nationality:
Italian
1. What's your role within grid computing?
Developer, designer
2. Why did you get in to grid?
By chance
3. What did you study at university?
Computer Science
4. What did you want to be at school?
Physicist
5. What are the highlights of your job?
Do what you like more for a living, dealing with cutting edge technology, dealing with complicated design issues and difficult problems.
6. What are the lowlights of your job?
Too big organization and software lifecycle, wasting too much time in red tape, software delivery.
8. What are your goals for the next year?
A WMS able to manage some 100/150 Kjob/day.
9. Would you encourage your children to get in to grid and IT?
Yes I would.
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
I will never grow up :)
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