Dear Colleagues,
Here is a brief report on the Second Workshop on Reliability and
Robustness in Grid Computing
Systems, held in Chapel Hill, USA on January 31.
We had 5 presentations, about 40 attendees, which resulted in some
interesting points raised during
the workshop. The presentations are posted at
http://xw2k.sdct.nist.gov/chrisd/index.html.
Thanks to all attendees and participants!
As a result of the workshop, it seems reasonable to proceed with the GGF
Informational Document
that summarizes current research and practices on grid reliability,
identifies critical issues in Grid
reliability, and lists preliminary requirements for grid reliability and
robustness. I will be proceeding with
the production of the document and will provide draft copies for review
to the research group and others
who are interested (if anyone would like to help with this process and/or
make contributions, please
let me know). The research group would be a "holding"
organization where the document could reviewed
and evolved. The status and timetable for this document are summarized in
the presentation I gave (which
is posted).
Please let me know if you have problems getting to the web
page. Comments, questions, etc. are welcome.
Sincerely,
Chris
Christopher Dabrowski
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8970
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8970
Phone: +1 301 975-3249
FAX: +1 301 948-6213
cdabrowski@nist.gov